Southeastern Section - 66th Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 2
Thursday, 30 March 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Roanoke Room (Omni Richmond Hotel)

T2. Cenozoic Paleontology of the Mid-Atlantic

 

Emily S. Stafford, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
2-1
8:20 AM
LONG IN THE TOOTH: TUSK MORPHOLOGY OF LATE PLEISTOCENE PROBOSCIDEANS FROM THE DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE LOCAL FAUNA, INLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SMITH, Kathlyn M.1, DOOLEY Jr., Alton C.2 and HANFLAND, Trevor1, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, (2)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543, ksmith@georgiasouthern.edu, ksmith@georgiasouthern.edu
2-2
8:40 AM
NEW MYSTICETE WHALE SPECIMEN COULD REPRESENT FIRST OF ITS KIND FROM MIDDLE MIOCENE SITE IN CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
LYLE, R. Courtland, Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville, VA 24112; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, HASTINGS, Alexander K., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville, VA 24112 and DOOLEY Jr., Alton C., Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543, RLYLE@MAIL.UMW.EDU, RLYLE@MAIL.UMW.EDU
2-3
9:00 AM
SHARK DIVERSITY AND WATER DEPTH ESTIMATION AT THE MIDDLE MIOCENE CARMEL CHURCH QUARRY ECOSYSTEM (CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA)
HASTINGS, Alexander K.1, TREADO, Lucy1, LYLE, R. Courtland2 and DOOLEY Jr., Alton C.3, (1)Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville, VA 24112, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Mary Washington, Jepson Science Center, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, (3)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543, acherontisuchus@gmail.com, acherontisuchus@gmail.com
2-4
9:20 AM
MOLLUSCAN FAUNA OF THE UPPER PLEISTOCENE WANDO FORMATION, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
CAMPBELL, Matthew R., Physical Sciences, Charleston Southern University, Science Building, 9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406, mrcampbell2007@gmail.com, mrcampbell2007@gmail.com
2-5
9:40 AM
COMPARISONS OF COMMUNITY AND PREDATION BETWEEN LARGE AND SMALL GASTROPODS IN THE MIOCENE ST. MARY’S FORMATION, MARYLAND
STAFFORD, Emily S., MONTOYA, Leslie Marie and FORCINO, Frank L., Geosciences and Natural Resources Department, Western Carolina University, 331 Stillwell Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723, esstafford@email.wcu.edu, esstafford@email.wcu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
2-6
10:20 AM
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ASTARTE (BIVALVIA: ASTARTIDAE) FROM THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
ROBERSON, R. Philip, Dept. of Geosciences, Murray State University, 334 Blackburn Science Building, Murray, KY 42071 and CASEY, Michelle M., Geosciences, Murray State University, 334 Blackburn Hall, Murray, KY 42071, rroberson4@murraystate.edu, rroberson4@murraystate.edu
Handouts
  • SEGSA_PowerPoint_PRoberson.pdf (1.2 MB)
  • 2-7
    10:40 AM
    TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN EDGE- AND WALL-DRILLING PREDATION ON OLIGOCENE THROUGH PLEISTOCENE BIVALVES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
    KELLEY, Patricia H., Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 and HANSEN, Thor A., Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, kelleyp@uncw.edu, kelleyp@uncw.edu
    2-8
    11:00 AM
    MOLLUSKS AS A PROXY FOR ASSESSING ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS: A COMPARISON OF DEAD AND LIVING MOLLUSK ASSEMBLAGES IN THE SUWANNEE REGIONAL REEF SYSTEM, FLORIDA
    TENNAKOON, Shamindri Dinusha1, LINDBERG, William2 and KOWALEWSKI, Michał1, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611; Department of Biology, University of Florida, 220 Bartram Hall, P.O. Box 118525, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, University of Florida, 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall, PO Box 110410, Gainesville, FL 32611, stennakoon@ufl.edu, stennakoon@ufl.edu
    2-9
    11:20 AM
    MOLLUSKS AS ARCHIVES OF SPATIAL BIODIVERSITY PATTERNS IN MARINE BENTHIC COMMUNITIES: AN EXAMPLE FROM COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA, USA
    KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and TYLER, Carrie L., Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, kowalewski@ufl.edu, kowalewski@ufl.edu
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