Rocky Mountain Section - 69th Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 2
Friday, 9 June 2017: 9:00 AM-12:10 PM
Roderick Mah Centre, Ross Glen Hall, EC1060 (Mount Royal University)

T9. Revisiting Marginal Marine Environments through the Integration of Paleontology, Paleoecology, and Process Sedimentology

 

Murray Gingras and Jennifer J. Scott, Advocates
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Start Time
 
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
2-1
9:05 AM
FLUVIO-LACUSTRINE VS. FLUVIO-MARINE AND THE RARITY OF THE CLASSIC DELTA IN THE MODERN LAKE
HOLBROOK, John, School of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, john.holbrook@tcu.edu, john.holbrook@tcu.edu
2-2
9:30 AM
CLIMATIC CONTROL ON FLUVIAL-DELTAIC SYSTEMS OF THE LACUSTRINE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, UINTA BASIN, UTAH
BIRGENHEIER, Lauren P.1, GALL, Ryan D.1, ROSENCRANS, Ellen M.2 and VANDEN BERG, Michael D.3, (1)Geology and Geophysics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102, (2)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, (3)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, Lauren.Birgenheier@utah.edu, Lauren.Birgenheier@utah.edu
2-3
9:50 AM
TRACE FOSSILS IN THE DELTAIC TULLIG CYCLOTHEM, CARBONIFEROUS, COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND
SCOTT, Jennifer J., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada and PORTER, Richard J., Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V., Schepersmaat 2, Assen, 9405 TA, Netherlands, jescott@mtroyal.ca, jescott@mtroyal.ca
2-4
10:10 AM
CONTRASTING TIDAL DEPOSITS IN THE NEOGENE OF EASTERN BORNEO
NOAD, Jon, Sedimental Services, Adjunct Professor at University of Alberta, 1334 10th Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G0W9, Canada, jonnoad@hotmail.com, jonnoad@hotmail.com
 
10:30 AM
Break
2-5
10:45 AM
ICHNOLOGIC DELINEATION OF THE FLUVIAL-TIDAL TRANSITION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR FACIES MODELLING OF MARGINAL-MARINE ENVIRONMENTS  
BUATOIS, Luis A.1, MANGANO, Maria Gabriela2, DÍEZ-CANSECO, Davinia3, SOLORZANO, Euridice4 and RODRIGUEZ, Williams4, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7K 5E2, Canada, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (3)Departamento de Estratigrafía and Instituto de GeoCiencias, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, AL E-28040, Spain, (4)PDVSA-INTEVEP, Urbanización Santa Rosa, Sector El Tambor, Los Teques, 1070A, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), luis.buatois@usask.ca, luis.buatois@usask.ca
2-6
11:10 AM
APPLICATION OF THE PROCESS ICHNOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO ANCIENT DATASETS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS BLUESKY AND MCMURRAY FORMATIONS, ALBERTA, CANADA
BOTTERILL, Scott E.1, TIMMER, Eric R.2 and GINGRAS, Murray K.1, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, scottb@ualberta.ca, scottb@ualberta.ca
2-7
11:30 AM
CALIBRATING THE MICROPALEONTOLOGY OF THE BLUESKY FORMATION WITH SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND ICHNOLOGICAL SIGNATURES
CAMPBELL, S. Gordon1, DOLBY, Graham2, MCNEIL, David H.3 and GINGRAS, Murray1, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (2)G. Dolby and Associates, Calgary, AB T3E 6H6, (3)Geol Survey of Canada, 3303 33rd St. N.W, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, sgc4@ualberta.ca, sgc4@ualberta.ca
2-8
11:50 AM
ICHNOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON A BRACKISH-WATER POINTBAR
DITZLER, Eric, TIMMER, Eric R., RANGER, Michael J. and GINGRAS, Murray K., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, mgingras@ualberta.ca, mgingras@ualberta.ca
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