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T163. Geologic Timescale—Current Status, Future Enhancement, and Applications

 
GSSPS AND HIGH PRECISION TIMESCALES
SMITH, Alan G., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Sedgwick Museum, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ United Kingdom, ags1@cam.ac.uk
 
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS – CLEARLY COMMUNICATING CONCEPTS OF THE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
EDWARDS, Lucy E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, leedward@usgs.gov
 
IMPROVING THE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
GRADSTEIN, Felix M., Museum of Natural History, Univ of Oslo, P.O.Box 1172 Blindern, Oslo N-0318 Norway, felix.gradstein@nhm.uio.no
 
CURRENT AND FUTURE RADIOISOTOPIC CALIBRATION OF THE GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
SCHMITZ, Mark D., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, markschmitz@boisestate.edu
 
HIGH RESOLUTION CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE TERRESTRIAL K/P BOUNDARY IN NORTHEASTERN MONTANA: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXTINCTION AND RECOVERY
RENNE, Paul R.1, MITCHELL, William S. III2, DEINO, Alan L.3, MUNDIL, Roland1, SPRAIN, Courtney J.4, and KUIPER, Klaudia5, (1) Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA 94709-1211, prenne@bgc.org, (2) Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3) Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, (4) Deptartment of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5) Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, 1085 De Boelelaan, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
 
THE CRETACEOUS TIME SCALE: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS FROM RADIOISOTOPIC DATING AND ASTROCHRONOLOGY
SINGER, Brad S.1, SIEWERT, Sarah E.1, MEYERS, Stephen R.2, SAGEMAN, Bradley B.3, CONDON, Daniel4, JICHA, Brian R.5, SAWYER, David A.6, and OBRADOVICH, John D.7, (1) Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton St, Madison, WI 53076, bsinger@geology.wisc.edu, (2) Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton St, Madison, WI 53076, (3) Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, (4) NERC Isotope Geoscience Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (5) Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WY 53706, (6) USGS, MS 980, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (7) U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225
 
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THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME AND TIME SCALES IN SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: APPLICATION OF A CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC DESIGNATION SYSTEM FOR PHANEROZOIC DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES
SNEDDEN, John, Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd (R2200), J. J Pickle Research Campus Bldg 196 (ROC), Austin, TX 78758, jsnedden@ig.utexas.edu, LIU, Chengjie, ExxonMobil Exploration Co, P.O.Box 4778, Houston, TX 77210-4778, and OLSON, Hilary Clement, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758
 
THE EMERGING RECORD OF LONG-PERIOD MODULATIONS IN CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY
HINNOV, Linda A., Dept. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, hinnov@jhu.edu
 
HIGH FIDELITY: THE DEEP TIME EARTH HISTORY REVOLUTION
CRAMER, Bradley D., Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, cramerbd@gmail.com and VANDENBROUCKE, Thijs R.A., Fre 3298 Cnrs, Universite Lille 1, Lille, 59655, France
 
A CRETACEOUS CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC DATABASE: CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATIONS
SCOTT, Robert W., Precision Stratigraphy Associates & The University of Tulsa, 149 W. Ridge Road, Cleveland, OK 74020, rwscott@cimtel.net
 
TESTING THE QUALITY OF THE FOSSIL RECORD THROUGH GEOLOGICAL TIME
DUNHILL, Alexander M., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ United Kingdom, alex.dunhill@bristol.ac.uk
 
CORRELATING MEDITERRANEAN SHALLOW WATER DEPOSITS WITH GLOBAL OLIGOCENE–MIOCENE STRATIGRAPHY AND OCEANIC EVENTS
PILLER, Werner E.1, REUTER, Markus1, BRANDANO, Marco2, and HARZHAUSER, Mathias3, (1) Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 26, Graz, 8010, Austria, werner.piller@uni-graz.at, (2) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, La Sapienza Università die Roma, P. A. Moro 5, Roma, 00185, (3) Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria
 
TESTING THE MOLECULAR CLOCK USING SIMULATED TREES, FOSSIL, AND MOLECULAR DATA
WARNOCK, Rachel C. M., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, rachel.warnock@bristol.ac.uk and DONOGHUE, Philip C.J., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom
 
MOLECULAR CLOCKS AND TECTONIC BLOCKS
DE BAETS, Kenneth and DONOGHUE, Philip C.J., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, kenneth.debaets@bristol.ac.uk
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