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GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 131
Monday, 23 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 607 (Washington State Convention Center)

T59. Studies in Paleobiology and Paleoecology II: In Honor of Professor David J. Bottjer

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Paleontological Research Institution
Thomas J. Algeo, Pedro J. Marenco, Margaret L. Fraiser and Matthew E. Clapham, Advocates
131-1
1:30 PM
FAST RADIATION OF EARLY TRIASSIC MARINE REPTILES IN THE WAKE OF THE END-PERMIAN EXTINCTION
JIANG, Da-yong1, MOTANI, Ryosuke2, TINTORI, Andrea3, SUN, Zuoyu4, FU, Wan-lu5, ZHOU, Min4 and LU, Hao4, (1)Geology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China, (2)Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, (3)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra 'A.Desio', Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, 20133, Italy, (4)Department of Geology and Geological Museum, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China, (5)Geology, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, 300134, China, djiang@pku.edu.cn
131-2
1:45 PM
THE INTERACTION OF RECOVERY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE OUTER SHELF EDGE OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE EARLY TRIASSIC
WOODS, Adam D., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, ALMS, Paul D., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O.Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, MONARREZ, Pedro M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2501 and MATA, Scott, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, awoods@fullerton.edu
131-3
2:00 PM
I CAN’T QUIT YOU, DAVE: NEW TAPHONOMIC INSIGHTS FROM THE LOWER TRIASSIC VIRGIN LIMESTONE FORMATION, WESTERN UNITED STATES
PRUSS, Sara B., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, WESTACOTT, Sophie, Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511, STARK, Courcelle, Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063 and TOSCA, Nicholas, Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, spruss@smith.edu
131-4
2:15 PM
DRILLING AND CRUSHING PREDATION OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES DURING THE LATE TRIASSIC IN TETHYS
TACKETT, Lydia S., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102 and TINTORI, Andrea, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra 'A.Desio', Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, 20133, Italy, Lydia.Tackett@ndsu.edu
131-5
2:30 PM
AMMONITES WERE SUCCESSFUL SLACKERS AFTER THE TRIASSIC/JURASSIC MASS EXTINCTION
RITTERBUSH, Kathleen A.1, HEBDON, Nicholas1 and JENKINS, Olivia2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Entertainment Arts and Engineering, University of Utah, 332S 1400E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, k.ritterbush@utah.edu
131-6
2:45 PM
OCCURRENCE AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF EARLY JURASSIC (PLIENSBACHIAN-TOARCIAN) LITHIOTID-CORAL REEFAL DEPOSITS FROM THE HIGH ATLAS OF MOROCCO
BRAME, Hannah-Maria1, ETTINGER, Nicholas P.1, BODIN, Stéphane2, DANISCHE, Jan2, KABIRI, Lahcen3 and MARTINDALE, Rowan C.1, (1)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, Aarhus, 8000 C, Denmark, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Moulay Ismail, BP 509, Boutalamine-Errachidia, 52000, Morocco, hmrbrame@utexas.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
131-7
3:15 PM
BIOTURBATORS AND THE MID-MESOZOIC DECLINE OF BRACHIOPODS
CLAPHAM, Matthew E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz and MANOJLOVIC, Marko, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, mclapham@ucsc.edu
131-8
3:30 PM
EVIDENCE THAT THE ARMS OF TYRANNOSAURUS REX WERE NOT FUNCTIONLESS BUT ADAPTED FOR VICIOUS SLASHING
STANLEY, Steven M., Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Post Bldg. 701, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, stevenst@hawaii.edu
131-9
3:45 PM
CRETACEOUS CARBONATE SEQUENCES IN THE CENTRAL IGNEOUS PROVINCE OF PUERTO RICO: FURTHERING AN UNDERSTANDING OF EVOLUTIONARY PALEOECOLOGY IN THE TROPICS
JOHNSON, Claudia C., ELSWICK, Erika R. and DAVIS, Allicia, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. Tenth St., Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, claudia@indiana.edu
131-10
4:00 PM
PALEOECOLOGY AND BIOTIC CONTROLS OF MIXED CARBONATE-SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE ECHINOID DOMINATED MIOCENE BUTTON BEDS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
NEBELSICK, James H., University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Sigwartstrasse 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany and THOMPSON, Jeffrey R., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, nebelsick@uni-tuebingen.de
131-11
4:15 PM
BIOEROSION OF A BEDROCK STREAM BED BY MODERN CHIRONOMID AND TRICHOPTERAN LARVAE (CONECUH RIVER, ALABAMA): ICHNOTAXONOMIC, ICHNOFACIES, AND GEOMORPHOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS (Invited Presentation)
SAVRDA, Charles E., Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, 2050 Beard-Eaves Coliseum, Auburn, AL 36849, savrdce@auburn.edu
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