GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 148
Tuesday, 17 October 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
304 / 305 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T76. Recent Advancements in Understanding of Ediacaran Multicellular Life and Related Insights into Paleobiology and Phylogeny

Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution; LIFE Research Coordination Network; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

Rachel Surprenant, Heather McCandless and Tory L. Botha, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
USING EVO-DEVO TO UNDERSTAND EDIACARAN MACROFOSSILS (Invited Presentation)
ERWIN, Douglas, Dept. of Paleobiology MRC-121, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and EVANS, Scott D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 926 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
8:25 AM
CHARACTERS OF THE EDIACARAN: IDENTIFYING COMPLEX TRAITS IN EARTH’S EARLIEST FOSSIL ANIMALS
EVANS, Scott, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, FSU, Tallahassee, FL 32304, ERWIN, Douglas, Dept. of Paleobiology MRC-121, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, HUGHES, Ian, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02138 and DROSER, Mary, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
8:40 AM
AN ECDYSOZOAN FROM THE EDIACARAN OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
HUGHES, Ian1, EVANS, Scott2, MCCANDLESS, Heather3 and DROSER, Mary3, (1)Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02138, (2)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State, 1011 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32304, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
8:55 AM
SHIFTING SANDS: ARE LATE EDIACARAN FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES RELIABLE RECORDS OF ORIGINAL ECOSYSTEMS?
OCONNELL, Brennan, MCMAHON, William J. and LIU, Alex G., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom
9:10 AM
A QUANTITATIVE VIEW INTO THE TAPHONOMY OF KIMBERELLA QUADRATA FROM NILPENA EDIACARA NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
BOTHA, Tory1, MCCANDLESS, Heather2, BOAN, Phillip C.2, SURPRENANT, Rachel2, WEYLAND, Walker2, BINNIE, Mary-Anne3, HUGHES, Ian4, EVANS, Scott5, GARCIA-BELLIDO, Diego C.6 and DROSER, Mary2, (1)School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Geology 1242, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, (3)South Australian Museum, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, (4)Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02138, (5)Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Haravard, Cambridge, MA 02138, (6)South Australian Museum, Adelaide, 5000, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, 5005, Australia
9:25 AM
PARVANCORINA: THE NEXT GENERATION, A GROWTH MODEL OF HOW AN EDIACARAN ORGANISM LIVES LONG AND PROSPERS
WEYLAND, Walker and DROSER, Mary, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
9:40 AM
THE INFLUENCE OF STOLONIFEROUS REPRODUCTION ON EDIACARAN ECO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS
MITCHELL, Emily and MANICA, Andrea, Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3EJ, United Kingdom
 
9:55 AM
Break
10:10 AM
NO EVIDENCE FOR MARINE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DRIVING CHANGES IN EDIACARAN ECOLOGY AND DIVERSITY
TARHAN, Lidya1, FAKHRAEE, Mojtaba2, PLANAVSKY, Noah J.1 and REINHARD, Christopher T.3, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511; School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, (3)School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332
10:25 AM
EVALUATING THE DIVERSITY, AFFINITY, AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMINAL EDIACARAN TUBIFORM FOSSILS FROM THE LA CIÉNEGA FORMATION, SONORA, MEXICO
SCHIFFBAUER, James1, WONG, Clara1, DAVIS, Cassidy1, SELLY, Tara2, NELSON, Lyle L.3 and PRUSS, Sara B.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211-0001, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Carleton University, 2201 Herzberg Laboratories, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, (4)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063
10:40 AM
FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION (‘FSI’) ANALYSIS OF THE EARLIEST BIOMINERALIZING ANIMALS
GIBSON, Brandt M.1, XIAO, Shuhai2, OLARU, Andrei3, SCHIFFBAUER, James4, RAHMAN, Imran A.5, MOCKE, Helke6, SEABAUGH, Joshua7, LAFLAMME, Marc8 and DARROCH, Simon3, (1)Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada; Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 926 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, (5)Earth Sciences Department, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, (6)Geological Survey of Namibia, National Earth Science Museum, Windhoek, Khomas 10005, Namibia, (7)Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303; Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (8)Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada
10:55 AM
ONTOGENY OF THE EDIACARAN TUBULAR ORGANISM FUNISIA DOROTHEA, NILPENA EDIACARA NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SURPRENANT, Rachel, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Geology 1242, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, EVANS, Scott, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Haravard, Cambridge, MA 02138, HUGHES, Ian, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02138, DZAUGIS, Peter W., Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO 80218, DZAUGIS, Matt, ERM, Holden, MA 01520 and DROSER, Mary, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
11:10 AM
MORPHOLOGY AND FOSSILIZATION OF GAOJIASHANIA FROM THE UPPER EDIACARAN DUNFEE MEMBER, DEEP SPRINGS FORMATION, NEVADA, USA
RIVAS, Ashley, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, MYROW, Paul, Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, SMITH, Emily F., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, NELSON, Lyle L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Carleton University, 2201 Herzberg Laboratories, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, BRIGGS, Derek, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 and TARHAN, Lidya, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
11:25 AM
USING TAPHONOMY TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MACROSCOPIC ALGAE IN FOSSIL COMMUNITIES OF THE EDIACARA MEMBER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MCCANDLESS, Heather, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521 and DROSER, Mary, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Geology 1242, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521
11:40 AM
RECONSTRUCTING 3D EDIACARAN FRONDS
NARBONNE, Guy1, TRUSLER, Peter2, GRIMES, Kelsey F.1 and GEHLING, James G.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (2)Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Australia, (3)South Australian Museum, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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