GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems II

Session No. 138
Monday, 26 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4AB (Colorado Convention Center)
HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF THE SILVER RIVER, FLORIDA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF LIVING, DEAD, AND FOSSIL MOLLUSKS FROM FRESHWATER HABITATS
Abstract ID#: 280434
KUSNERIK, Kristopher M., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, MEANS, Harley, Florida Geological Survey, Tallahassee, FL 32304, PORTELL, Roger W., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611 and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, kmkusnerik@ufl.edu
IDENTIFYING TERRESTRIAL CONTROLS ON SPATIAL VARIATION IN MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES, ST. CROIX, USVI
Abstract ID#: 287058
FESER, Kelsey M., Department of Geology, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314, MILLER, Arnold I., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and ARKLE, Jeanette C., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, ML 013, Cincinnati, OH 45221, kfeser@cornellcollege.edu
AMBI AND BENTIX CAN BE APPLIED TO MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES TO GUIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
Abstract ID#: 284937
DIETL, Gregory P., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, DURHAM, Stephen R., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, SMITH, Jansen A., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and TWEITMANN, Annalee, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, srd77@cornell.edu
QUANTIFYING THE FIDELITY OF THE FOSSIL RECORD ACROSS MULTIPLE HIGHER TAXA IN NEARSHORE MARINE MACRO-INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES (NORTH CAROLINA USA)
Abstract ID#: 284620
TYLER, Carrie L., Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, tylercl@miamioh.edu
MORPHOLOGIC DIVERGENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH ASSEMBLAGES OF STEWARTIA FLORIDANA (BIVALVIA, LUCINIDAE) FROM PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA
Abstract ID#: 282391
LONG, Brooke L., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 and ANDERSON, Laurie C., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57702, brooke.long@mines.sdsmt.edu
REVISITING GROWTH INCREMENT COUNTING AS A METHOD FOR BIOLOGICALLY AGING CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC
Abstract ID#: 279934
ZIMMT, Joshua B., Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, LOCKWOOD, R., Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, ANDRUS, C. Fred T., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 2003 Bevill, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and HERBERT, Gregory S., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620, jbzimmt@email.wm.edu
TEMPORAL CHANGES IN BODY SIZE: AN EXAMINATION OF SYNOPTIC AND SPECIMEN DATA, BIOGEOGRAPHIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND TAPHONOMIC CONTROLS
Abstract ID#: 288026
HENDY, Austin J.W., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, ahendy@nhm.org
COUPLING ENERGY USE, BODY SIZE, AND DIVERSITY DURING THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTION EVENT
Abstract ID#: 286815
OPAZO, L. Felipe1, KOWALEWSKI, Michal1, PORTELL, Roger W.1, SLIKO, Jennifer L.2, BAKER, Shirley3, BLACK, Kenneth W.3 and MARQUET, Pablo A.4, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, (3)School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st St, Gainesville, FL 32653, (4)Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile, felipe.opazo@ufl.edu
 
Break
Abstract ID#: 288302
CORAL REEFS IN CRISIS: THE RELIABILITY OF DEEP-TIME FOOD WEB RECONSTRUCTIONS AS ANALOGS FOR THE PRESENT
Abstract ID#: 286353
DINEEN, Ashley A. and ROOPNARINE, Peter D., Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, adineen@calacademy.org
PALEOECOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF AN UPPER ORDOVICIAN (KATIAN) HARDGROUND
Abstract ID#: 284443
PATON, Timothy, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 345 Clifton Court, Cincinnati, OH 45221, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and WARD, Dylan J., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, patontr@mail.uc.edu
TIERING AND ENCRUSTATION IN THE MODERN ROCKY INTERTIDAL – EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEO-COMMUNITIES
Abstract ID#: 286243
WEBB, Amelinda E., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, amelinda.webb@gmail.com
SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE AND MID-MESOZOIC BRACHIOPOD DECLINE
Abstract ID#: 287971
MANOJLOVIC, Marko, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and CLAPHAM, Matthew E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, mmanojlo@ucsc.edu
QUANTIFYING LONG LOOP VARIABILITY IN RECENT TEREBRATULIDE BRACHIOPODS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIES DELIMITATION IN THE FOSSIL RECORD
Abstract ID#: 284535
LOPEZ-CARRANZA, Natalia1, SCHREIBER, Holly A.1, ROOPNARINE, Peter2 and CARLSON, Sandra J.1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, nlopezc@ucdavis.edu
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNAL SUPPORTS AND PLATE INTERLOCKS FOR THE TEST INTEGRITY AND THE PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF CLYPEASTEROID ECHINOIDS
Abstract ID#: 280102
GRUN, Tobias B., University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Sigwartstraße 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany and NEBELSICK, James H., University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Sigwartstrasse 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany, tobias.grun@uni-tuebingen.de
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