Session: Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Toward an Integrated Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System (Posters) (GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA

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PLAYA BASINS AS A POINT SOURCE FOR RECHARGE OF THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER, CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS, USA
Abstract ID#: 284892

JOHNSON, William C.¹, STOTLER, Randy L.², BOWEN, Mark W.³ and SALLEY, Kaitlin², (1)Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, (2)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Geography and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Geography Dept, Oshkosh, WI 54901, wcj@ku.edu

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NEOGENE DISTRIBUTIVE FLUVIAL SYSTEM STRATA AT THE ANCENEY FOSSIL VERTEBRATE LOCALITY, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
Abstract ID#: 281977

NIELSEN, Crystal¹, WADE, David¹ and HANNEMAN, Debra L.², (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Whitehall Geogroup, Inc, 107 Whitetail Road, Whitehall, MT 59759, crystal.t.nielsen@gmail.com

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COPROLITES FROM PIPESTONE SPRINGS MAIN POCKET, MONTANA, AND THEIR PALEOECOLOGICAL AND TAPHONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE
Abstract ID#: 281150

LOFGREN, Donald¹, SHEN, Clifford², BUDAY, Naomi², YLAGAN, Clarissa² and LOFGREN, Kathryn², (1)Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 west baseline rd, claremont, CA 91711, (2)The Webb Schools, 1175 west baseline rd, claremont, CA 91711, DLOFGREN@WEBB.ORG

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CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE OGALLALA FORMATION IN WESTERN KANSAS: A NEW APPROACH USING PALEOSOLS
Abstract ID#: 281004

SITEK, Brian C.¹, SMITH, Jon J.², MÖLLER, Andreas¹, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.³, MCLEAN, Noah¹ and HALLMAN, Jason A.¹, (1)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, (3)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, bsitek@ku.edu

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CENOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY IN WESTERN MONTANA: CURRENT STATUS AND A WAY FORWARD
Abstract ID#: 279878

HANNEMAN, Debra L., Whitehall Geogroup, Inc, 107 Whitetail Road, Whitehall, MT 59759 and WIDEMAN, Charles J., Emeritus, Geophysical Engineering, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, whgeol@gmail.com

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TRACE ELEMENT FINGERPRINTING OF YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT TRACK (YHT) MAJOR ERUPTIONS IN VOLCANIC ASHES FROM HIGH PLAINS STRATA IN KANSAS
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GRAHAM, Maggie A.¹, MÖLLER, Andreas¹, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.², HALLMAN, Jason A.¹ and SMITH, Jon J.², (1)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, m.graham@ku.edu

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AGE CONSTRAINTS ON CENOZOIC CONTINENTAL DEPOSITS, MADISON BLUFFS, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
Abstract ID#: 282047

WADE, David¹, NIELSEN, Crystal¹ and HANNEMAN, Debra L.², (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Whitehall Geogroup, Inc, 107 Whitetail Road, Whitehall, MT 59759, dave.wade16@gmail.com

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HOW DO STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE VALUES OF VEGETATION AND BULK SOIL ORGANIC MATTER RECORD WET VERSUS DRY CONDITIONS IN THE SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM OF SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS, USA?
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LAURIA, Cara M.¹, HAVELES, Andrew W.², SNELL, Kathryn E.³, HINCKLEY, Eve-Lyn S.⁴, FOX-DOBBS, Kena⁵, CHAMBERS, Kyle⁵, UNO, Kevin⁶, POLISSAR, Pratigya J.⁷ and FOX, David L.⁸, (1)Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, (2)Department of Geology, Macalester College, Olin-Rice Science Center, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Environmental Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80303, (5)Department of Geology, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N Warner St, Tacoma, WA 98416, (6)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Earth Institute, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (7)Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (8)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, cara.lauria@colorado.edu

GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T201. Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Toward an Integrated Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System (Posters)