Cordilleran Section - 116th Annual Meeting - 2020

Session No. 14
Tuesday, 12 May 2020: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
San Rafael (The Westin Pasadena)

T1. The Changing Face of Paleontology II: In Honor of the Career Contribution of Dr. Richard L. Squires

 

Linda Anita Ritterbush and Mary McGann, Advocates
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Start Time
1:30 PM
OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED: OPENING RESEARCH PATHWAYS FOR NON-CURATORIAL STAFF
STONEBURG, Brittney E.1, DOOLEY Jr., Alton C.2, DOOLEY, Brett S.2 and MCDONALD, Andrew T.2, (1)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543; California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, (2)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543
1:50 PM
REVISITING THE QUALITY OF CALIFORNIA'S FOSSIL RECORD
HENDY, Austin J.W. and WIEDRICK, Shawn, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900007
2:10 PM
“LAZING ALONG AND FRAZZLING OUT”: TESTING TWAIN’S VISION OF AMMONITE ECOLOGY
RITTERBUSH, Kathleen A.1, HEBDON, Nicholas2, PETERMAN, David J.3, CHOI, YunJi4 and CRONIN, Sarah2, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E #383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435, (4)Salt Lake City, UT 84102
2:30 PM
ENHANCED DATA COLLECTION METHODS OF ICHNOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT FIELD SITES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC RECONSTRUCTIONS
GROVE, Sarah E., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and ROWLAND, Stephen M., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
 
2:50 PM
Break
3:05 PM
WHY SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF? NEW DISCOVERIES OF BABY DINOSAURS, TINY SHARKS, AND OTHER MICROVERTEBRATE FOSSILS, LATEST CRETACEOUS HELL CREEK FORMATION, NORTH DAKOTA
SANKEY, Julia, Geology, California State University, Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382
3:25 PM
MAMMAL-LIKE CROCS: DO EXTINCT CROCODYLOMORPHS OVERLAP WITH THE MORPHOSPACE OF LIVING MAMMALS?
MELSTROM, Keegan M., Collections and Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 W Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 and IRMIS, Randall B., Natural History Museum of Utah and Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1214
3:45 PM
PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE GENUS CHILOTHERIUM (MAMMALIA, PERISSODACTYLA, RHINOCEROTIDAE) IMPLIES EXPLOITATION OF ECOLOGICAL NICHES NOT UTILIZED BY EXTANT RHINOS
MCLAUGHLIN, Win N.F.1, ALEKSEY, Matthew1, BARAGA, Johanna1, BEISEL, Joshua2, BERBERIAN, Lori3, DALL, Jacqueline1, GINTHER, Melanie4, LU, Leeza1, LUEBBERS-RIVERA, Chandler1, OSORIO, Marvin1, PEDRICK, Fiona4, VAN DUSEN, Ian L.3, WRIGHT, Cutter1 and BAR YAACOV, Talia4, (1)Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041, (2)Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90041, (3)Geology Department, Occidental College, Occidental Geology, Los Angeles, CA 90041, (4)Department of Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041
4:05 PM
PLESIPPUS IDAHOENSIS FROM THE EARLY PLEISTOCENE TULARE FORMATION, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
BROWN, Kristen Ellen, The Wesley School, 4832 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601, SCOTT, Eric, Cogstone Resource Management, Inc., 425 W. La Cadena Dr. #11, Riverside, CA 92501 and SPRINGER, Kathleen B., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225
4:25 PM
PARALLEL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE PALEONTOLOGICAL CAREERS OF RICHARD L. SQUIRES AND MARY MCGANN: SUBMARINE CANYONS/TURBIDITES, WHALE FALLS, METHANE SEEPS, AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
MCGANN, Mary, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, M/S 999, Menlo Park, CA 94025
 
4:45 PM
Discussion
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