GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 375
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls 4EF (Washington State Convention Center)

T96. Understanding African Environmental History through Continental Scientific Drilling: Past Successes and Future Opportunities (Posters)

GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM and 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOCLIMATIC CHANGES IN TROPICAL EAST AFRICA SINCE THE LGM, NEW RECORD FROM THE CHERANGANI HILLS, KENYA
OPIYO, Benjamin Atieno, Geosciences, Georgia State University, APT i-7, 240 flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238 and CHERUIYOT, Vicky Chelangat, Geosciences, Georgia State University, 2071 Lakeshore Overlook Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30152, bopiyo1@student.gsu.edu
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A CLAY MINERAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM HOMININ SITES AND PALEOLAKES DRILLING PROJECT WTK CORE FROM THE TURKANA BASIN: A GLIMPSE INTO THE EAST AFRICAN PLEISTOCENE
DAVIS, David M.1, RABIDEAUX, Nathan M.1, DEOCAMPO, Daniel M.1, FEIBEL, Craig S.2 and COHEN, Andrew S.3, (1)Geosciences, Georgia State University, 24 Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30303, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, dmd7274@gmail.com
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GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND CORRELATIONS OF UPPER HADAR FORMATION CORE AND OUTCROP TEPHRA: NORTHERN AWASH SITE, HOMININ SITES AND PALEOLAKES DRILLING PROJECT (HSPDP)
GARELLO, Dominique, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, ROMAN, Diana C., Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington DC, DEINO, Alan L., Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, CAMPISANO, Christopher J., Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 and ARROWSMITH, J Ramón, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 781 E Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004, dgarello@asu.edu
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TESTING HYPOTHESES FOR THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN HOMININ EVOLUTION USING THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF CARBONATES FROM THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT SYSTEM
UPADHYAY, Deepshikha1, CARAVEO, Clara Alvarez2, GOMIS, Ernest1, HAILEMICHAEL, Million3, BEDASO, Zelalem K.4, ARONSON, James L.5, COHEN, Andrew S.6 and TRIPATI, Aradhna7, (1)Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 112 Hollister Drive, Ithica, NY 14853, (3)Center for Archaeology, Materials, and Applied Spectroscopy, Idaho State University, 1651 Alvin Ricken Drive, Pocatello, ID 83201, (4)Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 college park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, (6)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (7)Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences; Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, deepshikha1936@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Upadhyay_Deepshikha_GSA Version.pdf (17.9 MB)
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    THE CHEW BAHIR DRILLING PROJECT (HSPDP). FROM MUD, GRAINS AND CRYSTALS TO >500,000 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS CLIMATE HISTORY IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
    FOERSTER, Verena1, ASRAT, Asfawossen2, BRONK RAMSEY, Christopher3, CHAPOT, Melissa S.4, COHEN, Andrew S.5, DEAN, Jonathan R.6, DEOCAMPO, Daniel M.7, DEINO, Alan L.8, GÜNTER, Christina9, JUNGINGER, Annett10, LAMB, Henry F.11, LENG, Melanie12, ROBERTS, Helen M.13, SCHAEBITZ, Frank1 and TRAUTH, Martin H.9, (1)University of Cologne, Institute of Geography Education, Gronewaldstrasse 2, Cologne, 50931, Germany, (2)Addis Ababa University, School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa, 1176, Ethiopia, (3)Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom, (4)Aberystwyth University, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, (5)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)University of Hull, School of Environmental Sciences, Hull, United Kingdom, (7)Geosciences, Georgia State University, 24 Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30303, (8)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, (9)University of Potsdam, Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, Potsdam, Germany, (10)Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Department of Earth Sciences, Tuebingen, Germany, (11)Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom, (12)NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (13)Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom, V.Foerster@uni-koeln.de
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    CLIMATE, HERBIVORY, AND FIRE CONTROLS ON TROPICAL AFRICAN FOREST FOR THE LAST 60KA
    IVORY, Sarah, Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University, 4060 Smith Laboratory, Columbus, OH 43201 and RUSSELL, James M., Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, ivory.38@osu.edu
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    SEDIMENTATION IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY OF A UNIQUE BIOGENIC SUBSTRATE, THE GASTROPOD SHELL BEDS OF LAKE TANGANYIKA, EAST AFRICA
    CLARK, Miriam E.1, MICHEL, Ellinor2, RYAN, Emily1, MCGLUE, Michael3 and SOREGHAN, Michael J.1, (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Sakeys Energy Center, 710, 100 E. Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019, (2)Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, Miriam.e.clark-1@ou.edu
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    VARIATION IN TAPHONOMIC CHARACTER OF SHELL BEDS IN LAKE TANGANYIKA, AFRICA: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF SHELL BEDS IN LAKES
    RYAN, Emily1, TODD, Jonathan A.2, MCGLUE, Michael3, KIMIREI, Ismael4 and SOREGHAN, Michael1, (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (4)Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Kigoma, Tanzania, United Republic of, ekryan@ou.edu
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    LATE-PLIOCENE/EARLY-PLEISTOCENE DIATOM RECORD FROM BARINGO BASIN, KENYA
    WESTOVER, Karlyn, Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, 600 Chestnut Street, Terre Haute, IN 47809, STONE, Jeffery R., Earth & Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809 and KINGSTON, John D., Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 101 West Hall, 1085 S. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107, jeffery.stone@indstate.edu
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    WETLANDS, A PERENNIAL WATER RESOURCE, AND RECORD OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ARID EAST AFRICA
    SHILLING, Andrea M.1, ASHLEY, Gail M.2, BOUREL, Benjamin3, BARBONI, Doris3, BERNHART, Owen, R.4, GOMAN, Michelle F.5 and MAGILL, Clayton6, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47408, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08554, (3)CEREGE UM34, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Aix-en-Provence, 13545, France, (4)Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, (5)Dept of Geography, Environment and Planning, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, (6)Lyell Research Centre, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, andshill@indiana.edu
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