GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 259
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

T129. Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Community Assembly through Time (Posters)

Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution

Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.

 

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193
A SEED PROFILE FROM THE EARLY PERMIAN RED BEDS OF TEXAS
CONLEY, Cait, Department of Geology, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374, KOLL, Rebecca A., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and DIMICHELE, William, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013
194
BIOGEOGRAPHY OF PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATE COPROLITES
HUNT, Adrian P., Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, 3407 109th St. SW, Everett, WA 98204 and LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104
195
RE-EVALUATUION OF THE ORIGINAL ICHNOASSEMBLAGE OF THE “ENTRADAICHNUS ICHNOFACIES,” JURASSIC OF UTAH
LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104
196
THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF A LEPOSPONDYL AMPHIBIAN IN THE PENNSYLVANIAN CONCRETIONS OF KNOB NOSTER, MISSOURI
HUREY, David R., Geology, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th St., Erie, PA 16546 and MCKENZIE, Scott C., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546
197
BLOSSBURG REVISITED: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL VARIATION OF AN ESPECIALLY FOSSILIFEROUS LATE DEVONIAN ALLUVIAL PLAIN DEPOSIT IN THE CATSKILL FORMATION OF NORTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
TREASTER, Cayla1, BROUSSARD, David1, RYGEL, Michael C.2, TROP, Jeffrey M.3 and DAESCHLER, Ted4, (1)Department of Biology, Lycoming College, 700 College Place, Williamsport, PA 17701, (2)Department of Geology, State University of New York at Potsdam, 44 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676, (3)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Bucknell University, 225 O'Leary, Lewisburg, PA 17837, (4)Vertebrate Zoology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
198
MAMMALIAN BODY MASS COMMUNITIES IN THE MIOCENE OF OREGON
CARLINI, Dylan V., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97504, REUTER, Dana M., Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272 and HOPKINS, Samantha S.B., Clark Honors College and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272
199
PETROGRAPHIC AND ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF PHYTOSAUR TOOTH DENTIN REVEALS ARIDIFICATION-RELATED TRENDS IN THE DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE CHINLE FORMATION
FORTNER, John David, Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 3225 University Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205
200
EXPLORING THE PALEOENVIRONMENT OF THE MORRISON FORMATION IN THE BIGHORN BASIN
ADAMS, Ashley, Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) Department, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
201
DISCOVERY OF A EUPELYCOSAUR BODY FOSSIL IN THE LOWER PERMIAN YESO GROUP, CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THORPE, Emily D.1, LUCAS, S.G.2, BERMAN, David S.3, RINEHART, Larry F.2, SANTUCCI, Vincent L.4 and HENRICI, Amy C.3, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th St., Room 129, Bloomington, IN 47408, (2)New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (3)Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (4)Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service, 1849 "C" Street, Washington D.C., DC 20240
202
CLIMATIC AND PALEOBOTANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM 2 IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING, USA
FANNING, Sarah N.1, CURRANO, Ellen D.1 and WING, Scott L.2, (1)Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Department of Botany, 3165, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012 MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013
203
DOES OREODONT MORPHOLOGY AND THEIR EXTINCTION CORRELATE WITH GRASSLAND EXPANSION IN NORTH AMERICA’S CENTRAL-WESTERN GREAT PLAINS?
CLEVELAND, Claire, Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 236 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, PATZKOWSKY, Mark, Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 539 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802 and GRAHAM, Russell W., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 332 Steidle Building, University Park, PA 16802
204
A NEW EARWIG (DERMAPTERA) FROM EARLY MIOCENE DOMINICAN AMBER
MAI, Bohao1, THOMAS, M. Jared2, HEADS, Sam2 and CHRISTIE, Max3, (1)Department of Geology, The University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 401 E Chalmers st, apt 309, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Forbes Building, 1816 S. Oak Street, MC-652, Champaign, IL 61820, (3)Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
205
NEW GENUS OF SPHENODONTIA FROM THE MORRISON FORMATION (LATE JURASSIC, UTAH) WITH IMPLICATIONS ON MIGRATION PATTERNS AND DIVERSITY
BAILEY, Jessica, Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099; Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099 and BERTOG, Janet L., Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, SC 204, Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099
206
UPDATES TO THE TAPHONOMY OF THE AARON SCOTT QUARRY (LATE JURASSIC, MORRISON FORMATION, UTAH)
LINDNER, Jacob, Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099 and BERTOG, Janet L., Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, SC 204, Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099
207
STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE BRUSHY BASIN MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION NEAR THE AARON SCOTT QUARRY (UTAH) INDICATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM LACUSTRINE TO FLUVIAL DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM
OLIVAN, Alex, Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099 and BERTOG, Janet L., Physics, Geology and Engineering Technology, Northern Kentucky University, SC 204, Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099
208
MASTODONS (MAMMUT AMERICANUM) AND THE LATE-GLACIAL VEGETATION OF THE EASTERN USA
DRAZAN, Jacqueline L.1, MOOERS, Howard D.1, MOEN, Ron2, PASTOR, John2, LARSON, Phillip1, SWARTZ, Jennifer A.1, DAVID, Mady K.1, BOPRAY, Croix K.1, JAKSA, Michael P.1 and MESSER, Blake S.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 230 Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, (2)Department of Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, 207 SSB, 1035 Kirby Dr, Duluth, MN 55812
Handouts
  • GSA Poster.pdf (1.6 MB)
  • 209
    A REVISED LATE-MIOCENE FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGE, INCLUDING AN OCCURRENCE OF EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION OF INSECT LARVAE, FROM THE ESMERALDA FORMATION OF FISH LAKE VALLEY, NEVADA
    HARDY, Fabian, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1517 NATALIE LN, #208, ANN ARBOR, MI 48105-2930, HUMPHREY, Rebecca, Geoscience, University Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, BONDE, Joshua W., Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd North, Las Vegas, NV 89101 and LANAN, Michele, American Museum of Natural History, Southwestern Research Station, Portal, AZ 85632
    210
    TRIGONOTARBID DIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA
    SHANKS, Ryan E., Geology Dept., University of Kansas, 1475 Jaywalk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66044 and SELDEN, Paul A., Geology Dept., University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66044
    Handouts
  • GSA Poster Draft 4 Final-compressed.pdf (3.7 MB)
  • 211
    PLANT COMMUNITY CHANGE ACROSS THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY IN THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN, CENTRAL TEXAS
    WAGNER, Jennifer D. and PEPPE, Daniel J., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798
    212
    NEW MATERIAL FROM NORTH AMERICA DIVERSIFIES THE LAURASIAN RHYNCHOSAUR RECORD
    FITCH, Adam1, SUES, Hans-Dieter2 and LOVELACE, David M.1, (1)University of Wisconsin Geology Museum, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012 MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013
    213
    DISPERSED PALYNOMORPH AND CUTICLE ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE LATE JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION, SOUTHEASTERN UTAH: FLORISTIC AND PALEOCLIMATE IMPLICATIONS
    BAGHAI-RIDING, Nina L., Biological and Environmental Sciences, Delta State University, PO Box 3262, Walters 116A, Cleveland, MS 38733, KIRKLAND, James I., Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322; Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT, TRUJILLO, Kelli C., Albany County Campus, Laramie County Community College, Laramie, WY 82071, CHAMBERLAIN, Kevin R., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, HOTTON, Carol L., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, FOSTER, John R., Paleo Solutions, 2785 Speer Blvd., Unit 1,, Denver, NC 80211 and HUNT, ReBecca K., National Park Service, Dinosaur National Park, PO Box 128, Jensen, UT 84035
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