GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 28
Sunday, 22 September 2024: 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Hall D (Anaheim Convention Center)

D13. Recent Advances in Paleoecology/Taphonomy (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM: DISTINGUISHING ALGAE HOLDFASTS FROM PULL-OUT STRUCTURES IN THE EDIACARA MEMBER OF NILPENA EDIACARA NATIONAL PARK, 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
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UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES ON SHALLOW MARINE FOOD WEB STRUCTURE DURING THE LATE ORDOVICIAN (KATIAN) RICHMONDIAN INVASION
MACIECH, Samantha1, BANKER, Roxanne M.W.2, ESS, Madeline P.3, DINEEN, Ashley4, ROOPNARINE, Peter D.5 and TYLER, Carrie1, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (2)Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118; Department of Geosciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154; Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, (3)Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, (4)Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5)Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118
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APPLICATIONS FOR 3D SCANNED FOSSILS OF ORDOVICIAN MARINE INVERTEBRATES
ZHOU, Ethan1, ESS, Madeline P.1, BANKER, Roxanne M.W.2, MACIECH, Samantha A.3 and TYLER, Carrie L.3, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Department of Biology, Providence College, 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154
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FACTORS INFLUENCING FOSSIL PRESERVATION IN THE PENNSYLVANIAN KEECHIE CREEK SHALE OF MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
JENNINGS, Corielle, FORCINO, Frank L., STAFFORD, Emily S. and SCHOEPFER, Shane, Geosciences & Natural Resources Department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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ALETHOPTERID OR NEUROPTERID? DISTINGUISHING MYELOXYLON IN COAL BALLS
JACKSON, Christian and RAYMOND, Anne, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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ASSESSMENT OF PENNSYLVANIAN BENTHIC PALEOCOMMUNITY STRUCTURE THROUGH BIOVOLUME ANALYSIS
MADURO-SALVARREY, Leonardo, Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, BACKER, Claire, Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 30303 and PETSIOS, Elizabeth, Geosciences Department, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798
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DESCRIPTION OF A PUNCTURE TOOTH TRACE ON A PHYTOSAUR ILIUM FROM THE CHINLE FORMATION (UPPER TRIASSIC), ARIZONA
BEEBE, Katherine and MCLAIN, Matthew, Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, The Master's University, 21726 Placerita Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91321
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THE SCOOP ON POOP: CONSTRUCTING A PREY SIZE MODEL FROM THE INCLUSIONS OF COPROLITES OF THE SMOKY HILL MEMBER, KANSAS
FLYNN, Logan1, SELLY, Tara2 and JACQUET, Sarah M.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211
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STRATIGRAPHIC AND DEPOSITIONAL CONTROLS ON FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES OF THE NONMARINE MEMBER OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS MESAVERDE FORMATION ALONG THE TEAPOT DOME, WYOMING, USA
TENNEY, Zachary, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, SLATTERY, Joshua, University of Wyoming Geological Museum, 200 N 9th St, Laramie, WY 82072 and SUNDELL, Kent, Earth and Environmental Science, Casper College, 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601
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BIOEROSION IN LATE CRETACEOUS AMMONITES: CHARACTERIZING MORPHOLOGY OF UNKNOWN MICROBIAL BORINGS
FULLER, Anna-Cae, Department of Geology, University of Alabama, 1120 19th Street Apt 6, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, MCCRAW, Jessie, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and TOBIN, Thomas, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Avenue, Room 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268
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COMBINED CARBON AND OXYGEN STABLE ISOTOPE EXAMINATION OF WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY AMMONITES MAY GIVE INSIGHT INTO THEIR HABITAT AND BIOLOGY
MCCRAW, Jessie, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and TOBIN, Thomas, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Avenue, Room 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268
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TERRESTRIAL, FRESHWATER, AND MARINE TETRAPODS AND TAPHONOMY IN THE “MESAVERDE” FORMATION (LATE CRETACEOUS, CAMPANIAN), BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING, USA
FARKE, Andrew1, AZURIN, Lindsey2, FALK, Andrew2, HINCH, Frances2, JALLOW, Jarra2, METZ, Kaitlyn2, SMITH, Luke2 and YOUNG, Christina2, (1)Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology at The Webb Schools, 1175 W Baseline Rd, Claremont, CA 91711-2146, (2)The Webb Schools, 1175 W Baseline Rd, Claremont, CA 91711
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND TAPHONOMIC CONTROLS ON THE DIVERSE UPPER CAMPANIAN (UPPER CRETACEOUS) MARINE FAUNA AT KREMMLING, GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO, USA
SLATTERY, Joshua, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, MINOR, Keith, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, HARRIES, Peter J., Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, FL 27695, CARDENAS, Andres L., Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad EAFIT, Carrera 49 N° 7 Sur-50, Medellin, Colombia, SAVA, Lanora A., PO BOX 903, Tampa, FL 33601 and SANDNESS, Ashley L., Cheyenne, WY 82001
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ASSESSING PALEO FLORAL HETEROGENEITY IN BOGOTÁ FORMATION, COLOMBIA
CANARES, Brielle ann, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 and CARVALHO, Monica, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1085
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CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COLOR PATTERNS PRESERVED IN THE OLIGOCENE ECHINOID HEMIPATAGUS CAROLINENSIS FROM THE RIVER BEND FORMATION OF NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA
PETEYA, Jennifer, Biology, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 and MCCALL, Linda, 132 Mallard Ct, Reidsville, NC 27320-7889
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THE PALEOVEGETATION AND PALEOECOLOGY OF MIDDLE MIOCENE NYAKACH FORMATION, WESTERN KENYA
MUNYAKA, Venanzio1, PEPPE, Daniel1, DEINO, Alan2, MCNULTY, Kieran P.3 and MUTETI, Samuel4, (1)Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place, #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (2)Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, CA 94709, (3)Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, University of Minnesota, 140 Gortner, 6104A, 1479 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN 55108, (4)Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, University of Minnesota, 140 Gortner, 6104A, 1479 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN 55108; Department of Earth Sciences, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya
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STABLE OXYGEN ISOTOPE SIGNATURE OF EXTANT AND EXTINCT APLODONTIIDS AND EVIDENCE FOR WATER USE
HILLARD, Thomas1, HOPKINS, Samantha2, REUTER, Dana3, FLORA, Holley3 and BLUMENTHAL, Scott4, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 827 Gardendale Ave., Medford, OR 97504, (2)Clark Honors College and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (4)Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
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STABLE ISOTOPE PALEOBIOLOGY OF THE NOVA SCOTIA MASTODONS (MAMMUT AMERICANUM)
EASTHAM, Laura, Department of Anthropology, Saint Mary's University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS B3H 1G3, Canada, FERANEC, Robert, Research & Collections Division, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230 and FEDAK, Tim, Nova Scotia MuseumCollections Unit, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3A6, CANADA
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IS CRUSHING A-PEEL-ING? CHARACTERIZING PREDATORY SHELL BREAKING SHAPES USING 2D GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS
AHMAD RIZAL, Adira1, JOHNSON, Erynn1, BRIGGS, Derek E.G.2 and GORDON, Caleb3, (1)Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, AL 06511, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciencees, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
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RADIOCARBON DERIVED TIME AVERAGING OF SHELL BED ACCUMULATIONS IN LAKE TANGANYIKA: EVIDENCE FOR ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT ON A UNIQUE HABITAT
SOREGHAN, Michael, School of Geosciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, MCGLUE, Michael M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, BRIGHT, Jordon, Amino Acid Geochronology Laboratory, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, KAUFMAN, Darrell S., School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, RYAN-OORDT, Emily, GSI Environmental Inc., 10801‑2 N MoPac, Suite 350, Austin, TX 78759, ZIMMERMAN, Susan, Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, KIMIREI, Ismael A., Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Dar es salaam, P.O Box 9750, Tanzania, United Republic of and COHEN, Andrew, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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SEASONAL DIET ECOLOGY OF RANCHO LA BREA DIRE WOLVES
SMALLWOOD, Valor, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, 308A E Brookdale Drive, Merced, CA 95340, BLOIS, Jessica, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 95343, HOLROYD, Patricia, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 and TRAYLER, Robin, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, 5200 N Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343
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THE EFFICACY OF CT SCANS FOR IMAGING FOSSILS IN ASPHALTIC PALEONTOLOGICAL DEPOSITS FROM RANCHO LA BREA
BARAGA, Johanna1, CLARKE, Cornelia2, MORLEY, Stevie3 and POTZE, Stephany2, (1)Research and Collections, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, (2)Research and Collections, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, (3)La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF GASTROPOD SHELL ORNAMENTATION AND AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE ANTI-PREDATOR DEFENSE HYPOTHESIS
KAHN, Leah, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, FINNEGAN, Seth, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 and TSENG, Z. Jack, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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BIRD BATHS: NEOICHNOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS WITH AVIANS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VARYING WATER LEVELS ON BEHAVIOR AND RESULTING TRACK PROPERTIES
CROWELL, Jennifer, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, Oxford, MS 38655 and PLATT, Brian, Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677
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ASSESSMENT OF MARINE POLLUTION IN INVERTEBRATES FROM THE COX’S BAZAR COAST,BAY OF BENGAL
SAHA, Subrota, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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A CLIMATE-DRIVEN EXPLORATION OF ENAMEL STABLE ISOTOPES AND DENTAL MICROWEAR TEXTURES WITHIN THE SWAMP WALLABY (WALLABIA BICOLOR)
WOOTEN, Brynn, Vanderbilt University Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1805; Vanderbilt University Biological Sciences, Nashville, TN 37235-1805 and DESANTIS, Larisa, Vanderbilt UniversityEarth & Environmental Sciences, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1805
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GASTROPOD COMMUNITY CHANGE WITHIN THE CAYO AGUA FORMATION, PANAMA, DURING CLOSURE OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY
MCCOY, Hannah, THOMPSON, Carmi Milagros and LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Newark, 1179 University Drive, Newark, OH 43055
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