Rocky Mountain Section - 72nd Annual Meeting - 2020

Session No. 7
Monday, 4 May 2020: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Ballroom A (Utah Valley Convention Center)

T17. Undergraduate Research II (Posters)

GSA Geoscience Education Division

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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Booth #
7-1
37
USING CEMENTUM HISTOLOGY TO ESTIMATE AGE IN CORYPHODON
MAYBACK, Danika F., Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, D'EMIC, Michael D., Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530 and HOFFMANN, Simone, Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568
7-2
38
INITIAL DESCRIPTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LARGEST KNOWN LONGNOSE GAR, LEPISOSTEUS BEMISI, FROM THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION OF WYOMING, U.S.A
WILLSON, Mary Blakely and MATZEN, Benjamin Lyle, Oxbridge Academy, 3151 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
7-3
39
CLIMATIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIRST MAMMALIAN MEGAHERBIVORE CORYPHODON DURING PALEOGENE HYPERTHERMAL EVENTS, BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
SAGEMAN, Isaac, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208, D'EMIC, Michael D., Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, HOFFMANN, Simone, Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568, FOREMAN, Brady Z., Department of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, RANDALL, Emily, Department of Earth Sciences, The College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691 and HURTGEN, Matthew T., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208
7-4
40
IMPACTS OF MESIC RESTORATION STRUCTURES ON SOIL MOISTURE IN A HIGH-ELEVATION SAGEBRUSH STEPPE TRIBUTARY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USA
LANDAU, Lydia1, LEVINE, Rebekah1 and DYRESON, Eric2, (1)Environmental Sciences Department, University of Montana Western, 710 S. Atlantic St., Dillon, MT 59725, (2)Mathematics Department, The University of Montana Western, 710 South Atlantic St, Dillon, MT 59725
7-5
41
LONG BONE HISTOLOGY OF THE LARGE PALEOGENE MAMMAL CORYPHODON
BOWERS, Grant Walter, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, HOFFMANN, Simone, Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568 and D'EMIC, Michael D., Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530
7-6
42
UPPER CRETACEOUS AMMONITE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE MANCOS SHALE IN THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EAST-CENTRAL UTAH
FORSTER, Clayton1, BYLUND, Kevin G.2, AXELSEN, Lana1, PERDUE, Nathan1, DENITTIS, Alyson3, STEARNS, Michael A.1, ZANAZZI, Alessandro1 and STEPHEN, Daniel A.1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)140 South 700 East, Spanish Fork, UT 84660, (3)Department of Biology, Utah Valley Univ., 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058-6703
7-7
43
PALEOENVIRONMENTS CONTAINING CORYPHODON IN THE FORT UNION AND WILLWOOD FORMATIONS SPANNING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM (PETM), BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
RANDALL, Emily N.1, D'EMIC, Michael D.2, FOREMAN, Brady Z.3, HOFFMANN, Simone4, SAGEMAN, Isaac5 and WILSON, Mark A.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, The College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691, (2)Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, (3)Department of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, (4)Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568, (5)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208
7-8
44
ESTIMATING THE MASS OF THE LARGE PALEOGENE MAMMAL CORYPHODON THROUGH PALEOGENE HYPERTHERMAL EVENTS
GONZALEZ, Richard, Department of Geology, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, D'EMIC, Michael D., Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, HOFFMANN, Simone, Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568, ADAMS, Thomas L., Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 and FOREMAN, Brady Z., Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225
7-9
45
TAPHONOMY EXPERIMENTS AIMED AT CLARIFYING THE PROCESS OF PYRITIZATION IN PLANTS
WIEBE, Olivia Pat-Nano, Geology, Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth street, Cheney, WA 99004 and MACKENZIE, Lindsay Ann, Geology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 99004
46
UNDERSTANDING THE PALEOECOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL VARISCAN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE USING PALEOBOTANICAL DATA
HUNTSMAN, Stepfan Von, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2507, Ogden, UT 84408 and BALGORD, Elizabeth, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507
47
ASSESSING LANDSLIDES WITH SUAV'S
DUCKEN, Ethan J., Geology Department, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 99004 and PRITCHARD, Chad J., Department of Geology, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439
48
GEOCHRONOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE PERINS PEAK LANDSLIDE COMPLEX NEAR DURANGO, COLORADO
LINGBLOOM, Joshua1, HARVEY, Jonathan E.1 and GILLAM, Mary L.2, (1)Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, (2)115 Meadow Rd. E., Durango, CO 81301
49
WHY PEOPLE LIVE IN HIGH RISK VOLCANIC REGIONS
NOVA, Lisa, UVU College of Science, 1337 Sageberry Drive, Santaquin, UT 84655
50
SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF THE GPS SITES OF WHAKAARI VOLCANO, NEW ZEALAND
WEINSTEIN, Paul1, MARSELLOS, Antonios E.1 and TSAKIRI, Katerina2, (1)Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, (2)Department of Information Systems and Supplied Chain Management, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08643
51
INVESTIGATIONS OF LATERAL CHANNEL MIGRATION ON BEAVER DOMINATED STREAMS IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, USA
TARMICHAEL, Megan Lee, Environmental Sciences, The University of Montana Western, 710 S. Atlantic St., Dillon, MT 59725 and LEVINE, Rebekah, Environmental Sciences Department, University of Montana Western, 710 S. Atlantic St., Dillon, MT 59725
52
THE EFFECTS OF FLOOD EVENTS ON FLOODPLAIN AND CHANNEL FORM ON THE GALLATIN RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE
HINZMANN, Alice1, FOKY, Trent2, IOSSO, Chantal3, PHINNEY, April I.4, VAN WETTER, Eliza5 and PERSICO, Lyman P.2, (1)Department of Geology, Carleton College, 300 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (3)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 W Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450, (4)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187, (5)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 280 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362
53
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE LATE PLEISTOCENE INCISION HISTORY OF THE ANIMAS RIVER, SOUTHWEST COLORADO
THOMSON, Alexander, Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Dr, Durango, CO 81301, HARVEY, Jonathan E., Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301 and GILLAM, Mary L., 115 Meadow Rd. E., Durango, CO 81301
54
UNDERSTANDING YELLOWSTONE STREAM MORPHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS THROUGH FLOODPLAIN INUNDATION MODELING
PHINNEY, April I.1, FOKY, Trent2, HINZMANN, Alice3, IOSSO, Chantal4, VAN WETTER, Eliza5 and PERSICO, Lyman P.2, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187, (2)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (3)Department of Geology, Carleton College, 300 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (4)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 W Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450, (5)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 280 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362
55
EVERY PEBBLE COUNTS: A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FLUVIAL HISTORY OF BLACKTAIL DEER CREEK
VAN WETTER, Eliza1, FOKY, Trent2, HINZMANN, Alice3, IOSSO, Chantal4, PHINNEY, April I.5 and PERSICO, Lyman P.2, (1)Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362; Geology, Whitman College, 280 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (2)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (3)Department of Geology, Carleton College, 300 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (4)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 W Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450, (5)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187
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UNRAVELING THE GEOMORPHIC HISTORY OF BLACKTAIL DEER CREEK
FOKY, Trent1, HINZMANN, Alice2, IOSSO, Chantal3, VAN WETTER, Eliza4 and PERSICO, Lyman P.1, (1)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (2)Department of Geology, Carleton College, 300 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (3)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 W Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450, (4)Department of Geology, Whitman College, 280 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362
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