GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 8
Sunday, 15 October 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
301 / 302 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T66. Evolution of the Western Interior Basin: New Advances and Fresh Perspectives

 

Joshua Slattery, Benjamin Linzmeier, Jessie Mccraw, Keith Minor, Peter J. Harries, Neil Landman and Claudia Johnson, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8-1
8:05 AM
A 40AR/39AR AND U-PB TIME SCALE FOR THE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN, NORTH AMERICA
SINGER, Brad1, JICHA, Brian1, SAWYER, David A.2, WALASZCZYK, Irek3, LANDMAN, Neil4, SAGEMAN, Bradley B.5 and MCKINNEY, Kevin C.6, (1)Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706, (2)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 93, Warsaw, 02-089, Poland, (4)Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park W, New York, NY 10024-5102, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, (6)Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013
8-2
8:20 AM
FLOODPLAINS TO SEAWAYS: A PALEOGEOGRAPHIC VIEW INTO EARLY CRETACEOUS EVOLUTION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SULLIVAN, Patrick1, CLEMENT, Annaka2, BONNER, Hannah2, PETERMANN, Holger2, HAGADORN, James2 and RAYNOLDS, Robert G.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
8-3
8:35 AM
THE PALEOGEOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION OF THE CAMPANIAN AND MAASTRICHTIAN WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO TECTONICS AND THE OCEANO-CLIMATE SYSTEM
SLATTERY, Joshua, University of Wyoming Geological Museum, Laramie, WY 82072, MINOR, Keith, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, LANDMAN, Neil, Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, New York, FL 10024-5192, COCHRAN, James, School of Atmospheric and Marine Studies, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, HASTINGS, Mitchell, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620-5550 and SANDNESS, Ashley L., Cheyenne, WY 82001
8-4
8:50 AM
SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF CAMPANIAN SANDSTONE BODIES IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY, USA
MINOR, Keith1, WROBLEWSKI, Anton2, STEEL, Ronald1, OLARIU, Cornel1, CRABAUGH, Jeff P.3 and SANDNESS, Ashley L.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, The University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (3)9207 Restover Lane, Houston, TX 77064, (4)Cheyenne, WY 82001
8-5
9:05 AM
THE TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY: ALBIAN TO MAASTRICHTIAN
PETERSEN, Sierra1, JONES, Matthew2, CURLEY, Allison1 and BROWN, Adriana J.1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, & Minerals Science Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192
8-6
9:20 AM
ORGANIC CARBON ISOTOPE CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE YUCCA FORMATION, BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK
BIEBESHEIMER, Ellie, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 and SUAREZ, Marina, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1414 Naismith Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045
8-7
9:35 AM
CONTINENTAL CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGY IN THE CAMPANIAN WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN INFERRED FROM CLUMPED ISOTOPE PALEOTHERMOMETRY
CURLEY, Allison1, PETERSEN, Sierra1, FRICKE, Henry2 and GLEASON, James1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (2)Geology Department, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
 
9:50 AM
Break
8-8
10:05 AM
APPLICATION OF SULFUR ISOTOPE RECORDS TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF RELATIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY
PODRECCA, Luca1, HURTGEN, Matthew T.1, MASTERSON, Andrew L.1, TODES, Jordan2 and SAGEMAN, Brad1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
8-9
10:20 AM
EXPLORING AMMONITE NACRE TABLET THICKNESS AS A POTENTIAL PROXY FOR WATER DEPTH IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY
MCCRAW, Jessie, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, FULLER, Anna-Cae, Department of Geography, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35476; Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Avenue, Room 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268 and TOBIN, Thomas, Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487; Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Avenue, Room 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268
10:35 AM
10:50 AM
A NERITIC RECORD OF OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT 2 FROM COASTAL UTAH: NEW INSIGHTS INTO U.S. WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND FORAMINIFERAL PALEOECOLOGY
LECKIE, R. Mark1, PARKER, Amanda L.1, DAMERON, Serena1 and BRYANT, Raquel2, (1)Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9298, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459
11:05 AM
USING NETWORK MODELING TO ASSESS BIOGEOGRAPHIC AND MACROECOLOGICAL PATTERNS IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY AND GULF COASTAL PLAIN
PURCELL, Ceara, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and MYERS, Corinne, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87108
11:20 AM
RECENT DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR LATE CRETACEOUS BIOGEOGRAPHY AND DINOSAURIAN EVOLUTION
JASINSKI, Steven, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Harrisburg University, 326 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17101 and DALMAN, Sebastian G., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480
11:35 AM
EXTINCTION OF DINOSAURIAN MEGAFAUNA MAY EXPLAIN CONSISTENT FACIES CHANGES IN CONTINENTAL CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY SECTIONS
WEAVER, Lucas, Department of Earth Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, TOBIN, Thomas, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Avenue, Room 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268, WILSON DEIBEL, Paige, Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, University Of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, FENDLEY, Isabel, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, WA 94720, KORASIDIS, Vera, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia and SPRAIN, Courtney, Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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