Talks and posters by SLU Geology students, faculty, alumni, and former faculty  for the
2018 Geological Society of American Annual Meeting in  Indianapolis, Indiana November  4-7, 2018
If you are an alum and your presentation is missing from the list, please send an email ~ name in bold designates author with SLU connection

Session No. 1
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 238-239 (Indiana Convention Center)

DECIPHERING TIMING AND KINEMATICS OF DEFORMATION IN THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK STATE: WHEN DID THE ANORTHOSITE-MANGERITE-CHARNOCKITE-GRANITE SUITE EXPERIENCE PENETRATIVE DEFORMATION? 

BAIRD, Graham B.1, GROVER, Timothy W.1 and REGAN, Sean P.2, (1)Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, AK 99775 Paper 1-1 Time: 8:00am

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CROSS-FAULTS AND THEIR ROLE IN HIMALAYAN STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION 

HUBBARD, Mary, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, 226 Traphagen Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, GAJUREL, Ananta Prasad, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 44613, Nepal, MUKUL, Malay, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India and SEIFERT, Neil J., Earth Science Department, Montana State University, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59715 Paper 1-12 Time: 10:45am

Session No. 26
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

MARBLE CORESTONE AND GRUS WEATHERING IN HUMID AND ARID CLIMATES 

BERBERICH, Samantha1, GRIFFING, David H.1 and EPPES, Martha Cary2, (1)Dept. of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820, (2)Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., McEniry 324, Charlotte, NC 28223 Paper#26-7  Booth 61

Session No. 32
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

SMILING DINOSAURS – GENDER BIASES IN THE PERCEPTION OF DINOSAURS AMONGST STUDENTS FROM K-12 TO COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES 

BORELLO, Kathryn F.1, NAGEL-MYERS, Judith1 and FRANK, Jeffery2, (1)Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617, (2)Education Department, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 Paper #32-34 Booth: 145

Session No. 37
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

ENCRUSTERS ON CORALS FROM PLEISTOCENE REEFS IN THE BAHAMAS: EXAMPLES FROM SAN SALVADOR AND GREAT INAGUA 

BECKHAM, Abigail1, MANNUCCI, Agnese2, GLUMAC, Bosiljka1, CURRAN, H. Allen1 and GRIFFING, David H.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Department of Earth Science, University of Florence, Florence, 50121, Italy, (3)Dept. of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820 Paper#37-3 Booth 217

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ENCRUSTING FORAMINIFERA FROM PLEISTOCENE CORAL REEFS IN THE BAHAMAS 

MANNUCCI, Agnese1, BECKHAM, Abigail2, GLUMAC, Bosiljka2, CURRAN, H. Allen2 and GRIFFING, David H.3, (1)Department of Earth Science, University of Florence, Florence, 50121, Italy, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (3)Dept. of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820 Paper#37-4 Booth 218

Session No. 40
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

STOWAWAYS ON SHIPS THAT MIGHT PASS IN THE NIGHT: PHANEROZOIC TRENDS IN PARASITISM OF BIVALVES AND BRACHIOPODS 

HUNTLEY, John Warren, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, SCARPONI, Daniele, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, University of Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy and DE BAETS, Kenneth, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Loewenichstraße 28, Erlangen, 91054, Germany Paper# 40-1 Booth 276

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IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN PARASITISM, KLEPTOPARASITISM, AND PREDATION IN MARINE BIVALVES? A CASE STUDY FROM THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA 

EPA, Yuwan Ranjeev1, PORTELL, Roger W.2 and HUNTLEY, John Warren1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 Paper#40-2 Booth 277

CLAMS ON ICE: GLIMPSES OF PARASITE-HOST INTERACTIONS FROM PLEISTOCENE SHELL BEDS OF COASTAL WASHINGTON, USA 

HUNTLEY, John Warren, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211 and JACOBS, Gabriel, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Office 101 Geological Sciences, Columbia, MO 65211 Paper# 40-3 Booth 278

Session No. 41
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

FINGERPRINTING CRUSTAL FOUNDERING IN THE NORTHERN ANDEAN VOLCANIC ZONE USING BASALT GEOCHEMISTRY 

GROHN, Lisa J. and IBANEZ-MEJIA, Mauricio, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 Paper 41-10 Booth 292

Session No. 44
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 235 (Indiana Convention Center)

MIXED CARBONATE-SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTATION AND ACCOMMODATION TRENDS IN THE BUG SCUFFLE LIMESTONE, SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NM 

RENDALL, Benjamin, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, 23 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78712, BACHTEL, Steven L., AIMGeoanalytics, Bend, OR 78712 and KERANS, Charles, Geosciences, Jackson School, University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Geological Sciences, The University of TX at Austin, Austin, TX 78712  Paper# 44-4, Time: 8:50am

Session No. 73
Monday, 5 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 141 (Indiana Convention Center)

CHANGES IN PALEOECOLOGICAL GRADIENTS RESULTING FROM THE FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN EXTINCTION EVENT (LATE DEVONIAN) IN THE APPALACHIAN FORELAND BASIN 

BRISSON, Sarah, Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269, PIER, Jaleigh Q., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, FERNANDES, Anjali M., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 and BUSH, Andrew M., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269 Paper# 73-5 Time: 9:00am

Session No. 74
Monday, 5 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 238-239 (Indiana Convention Center)

ESTIMATING PALEOBATHYMETRY IN CARBONATE SHELF STRATA: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE SEVEN RIVERS FORMATION, NM 

SMITH, Benjamin Paul, University of Texas, Department of Geological Sciences, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712 – 1722 and KERANS, Charles, Geosciences, Jackson School, University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Geological Sciences, The University of TX at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 PAper 74-4 Time: 8:45am

Session No. 96
Monday, 5 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)
EARTHQUAKE-ROTATED HEADSTONES AS A MEANS OF RE-EVALUATING EPICENTRAL LOCATION FOR THE 1944 MASSENA-CORNWALL EARTHQUAKE 

WALSER, Sandra L., Department of Geology, St Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Dr, Canton, NY 13617 and STEWART, Alexander K., Department of Geology, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617  Paper# 96-15  Booth 46

QUANTIFYING THE BIRTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: EVIDENCE FROM THE CRETACEOUS MCNAIRY SAND 

VARNER, Thomas S., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677 and GIFFORD, Jennifer N., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677 Paper# 96-21 Booth 52

SKELETAL CARBONATE SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN ROÁTAN ISLAND LAGOONS, HONDURAS 

BLAKE, Liam F., Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, SMC 254, Canton, NY 14450 and HUSINEC, Antun, Geology Department, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 Paper #996-22 Booth 53

PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION AND THE PATTERN OF CLIMATE CHANGE AT EARLY PALEOCENE FROM LEAF PHYSIOGNOMY AT SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO FOLLOWING THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY 

GENG, Jie, 1700 S 8TH ST APT 309, Waco, TX 76706, FLYNN, Andrew, Department of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798 and PEPPE, Daniel J., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798 Paper# 96-48 Booth 79

MAJORING IN GEOLOGY AS AN ARMY ROTC CADET: THE BENEFITS OF 4D THINKING AND ITS UNDERREPRESENTATION 

WILLIAMS, Garnet J., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 and STEWART, Alexander K., Department of Geology, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 Paper# 96-58 Booth 89

Session No. 98
Monday, 5 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

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FLUVIAL GRAVELS OF THE KATKUT FORMATION, OLIGOCENE/MIOCENE LANDSCAPE, AND CONSTRAINTS ON TIMING OF FORMATION OF NON-TECTONIC SYNCLINES IN EOCENE LIMESTONES OF THE WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT 

TEWKSBURY, Barbara J.1, TARABEES, Elhamy2, HANAFY, Mahmoud I.2 and HUQ, Anika C.1, (1)Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323-1218, (2)Geology Department, Damanhour University, 22 Galal St., Damanhour, 22516, Egypt Paper 98-3 Booth 106

Session No. 114
Monday, 5 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

OBSERVATIONS ON CRAYFISH PREDATION IN NORTHERN NEW YORK 

LAPIERRE, Kari R. and NAGEL-MYERS, Judith, Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 Paper #114-11 Booth 277

Session No. 123
Monday, 5 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 143-144 (Indiana Convention Center)

TAXONOMIC EVALUATION OF A TUBULAR ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE TERMINAL EDIACARAN OF NEVADA 

SELLY, Tara1, SCHIFFBAUER, James D.2, JACQUET, Sarah M.3, STRANGE, Michael A.4, O'NEIL, Gretchen R.5, ANDREASEN, Brock D.6, CAI, Yaoping7, HUNTLEY, John Warren8, THATER, Casey A.8, NELSON, Lyle L.9 and SMITH, Emily F.9, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211; X-ray Microanalysis Core, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)X-ray Microanalysis Core, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211; Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, (4)Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, MO 89154-4010, (5)University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65201, (6)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211; College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (7)Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life and Environment, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China, (8)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (9)Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles Street, Olin Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218 Paper# 123-2 Time: 1:45pm

Session No. 131
Monday, 5 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 136-137 (Indiana Convention Center)

LANDSCAPE INSTABILITY, PERMAFROST AND REMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS: DENDROGEOMORPHOLOGY USING BLACK SPRUCE, ALASKA 

STEWART, Alexander K., Department of Geology, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, HUBBARD, Trent D., Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, HEINRICH, Catherine, Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Dr, Canton, NY 13617, EIFERT, Helen, Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 and LEECH, Maria, Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 Paper #131-6 Time: 3:10pm

Session No. 140
Monday, 5 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 138-139 (Indiana Convention Center)

LAURENTIDE RETREAT FROM AN EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA LAKE SYSTEM 

FLEISHER, P. Jay, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY-Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820 and HEISIG, Paul M., U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180 Paper 140-7 Time:3:15pm

Session No. 166
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 236-237 (Indiana Convention Center)
 

REANALYSIS OF SECONDARY CRATERS AT THE APOLLO 17 SITE: NEW INSIGHTS FROM IMPACT MODELING AND OBSERVATIONS 

KENDALL, Jordan1, BAKER, David M.H.2, MORIARTY, Daniel P.2 and PETRO, Noah E.2, (1)Center for Space Sciences and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250; NASA/GSFC, Code 698, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (2)NASA/GSFC, Code 698, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771 Paper 166-10 Time: 10:15am

Session No. 173
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

LESSONS LEARNED: INTEGRATING UAS OPERATIONS INTO AN UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCES PROGRAM 

TEWKSBURY, David A., Department of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323-1218 Paper 173-1 Booth  79

Session No. 182
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

CLIMATIC AND HYDROLOGIC VARIABILITY RECORDED IN A MID- TO LATE-HOLOCENE CENTRAL NY SPELEOTHEM 

KATZ, Sarah A.1, GILLIKIN, David P.2, RODBELL, Donald T.2 and CHENG, Hai3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (2)Geology Department, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308, (3)Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710075, China Paper# 182-4 Booth 167

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ROLE OF ROOTS AND MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN EARLY TOUCHING VUG FORMATION AND POROSITY-PERMEABILITY RELATIONSHIPS ON A FORESTED CARBONATE ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS 

RENDALL, Benjamin1, BUONO, Antonio2, MOORE, Paul J.2, FULLMER, Shawn M.3 and GULLEY, Jason D.4, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, 23 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Upstream Research Company, ExxonMobil, Spring, TX 77389, (3)Exploration Company, ExxonMobil, Spring, TX 77389, (4)School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620 Paper# 182-7 Booth  170

Session No. 190
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

APPLICATION OF HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSES OF ACCESSORY MINERALS IN METAMORPHIC TECTONITES BY ELECTRON MICROPROBE 

JIANG, Peng1, FOSTER, David A.1, PERFIT, Michael1 and TRUCCO, Andres2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering-Research Service Centers, University of Florida, 1041 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611 Paper# 190-3 Booth  287

Session No. 195
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)
 

RE-EVALUATING THE TECTONIC MODEL FOR THE ARBUCKLE MOUNTAINS, OKLAHOMA BY SPATIAL AND GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL TRENDS 

GIFFORD, Jennifer N.1, KOLB, Dakota James2 and PLATT, Brian F.2, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677, (2)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677  Paper 195-22 Booth 358

Session No. 197
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)
 

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE BENKAR CROSS STRUCTURE IN THE HIGHER HIMALAYAN OF THE KHUMBU REGION, EASTERN NEPAL 

SEIFERT, Neil J., Earth Science Department, Montana State University, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59715, HUBBARD, Mary S., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, PO Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717 and GAJUREL, Ananta Prasad, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 44613, Nepal  Paper#197-19 Booth 388

Session No. 223
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Sagamore Ballroom 5 (Indiana Convention Center)

PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS OF HOMININ EVOLUTION: RECONCILING AFRICAN WET-DRY CYCLES AND SECULAR VEGETATION TRENDS OVER THE NEOGENE 

DEMENOCAL, Peter1, POLISSAR, Pratigya J.2, TIERNEY, Jessica3, UNO, Kevin T.1, PHELPS, Samuel R.4 and ROSE, Cassaundra A.5, (1)Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (2)Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (3)Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, (5)American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302 Paper# 223-3 Time 8:45am

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ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR BIOMARKER ANALYSES OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE SEDIMENTS FOR RECONSTRUCTING NEOGENE HOMINID ENVIRONMENTS 

UNO, Kevin T., Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, DEMENOCAL, Peter, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025 and POLISSAR, Pratigya J., Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 Paper 223-8 Time 10:30am

Session No. 247
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

EIGHT DECADES OF GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE TO THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER IN WHITE COUNTY, SOUTH-CENTRAL ILLIONIS, USA 

PERSICO, Geno Salvatore, Geology & Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, VIERTEL, David C., Geology and Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920 and BURNS, Diane M., Department of Geology/Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920 Paper#247-9 Booth 67

Session No. 256
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)
 

AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGING MIOCENE CLIMATE ON THE GROWTH AND STABLE ISOTOPIC ECOLOGY OF THE SCALLOP CHESAPECTEN NEFRENS 

LAPOINTE, Cullen, RAILSBACK, L. Bruce and WALKER, Sally E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Paper# 256-12 Booth 154

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TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF MID-LATITUDE NORTHWEST PACIFIC PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC AND OCEANIC VARIABILITY: INSIGHTS FROM X-RAY FLUORESCENCE CORE SCANNING AND ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS 

JONES V, Harold, TAYLOR, Shawn P., RACANIELLO, Brian and PATTERSON, Molly, Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, BINGHAMTON, NY 13902 Paper# 256-16 Booth 158

Session No. 259
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

PLANT COMMUNITY CHANGE ACROSS THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY IN THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN, CENTRAL TEXAS 

WAGNER, Jennifer D. and PEPPE, Daniel J., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798 Paper #259-19 Booth 211

Session No. 261
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

UTILIZING SINGLE-GRAIN ZIRCON ISOTOPE DATA TO INVESTIGATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEDICINE HAT BLOCK (SOUTHERN ALBERTA, NORTHERN MONTANA) IN THE ASSEMBLY OF LAURENTIA 

LADOUCEUR, Blake Oswell1, GIFFORD, Jennifer1, MALONE, Shawn J.2, MUELLER, Paul A.3 and DAVIS, Bill J.4, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, The University of Mississippi, University, Oxford, MS 38677, (2)Geological Sciences, Ball State University, 2000 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Ottawa), 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada Paper 261-11 Booth 233

Session No. 265
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

CANOPY EFFECTS OF OCTOCORAL COMMUNITIES ON SEDIMENTATION: MODERN BAFFLES ON THE SHALLOW-WATER REEFS OF ST. JOHN, USVI 

CERPOVICZ, Alexandria F. and LASKER, Howard, Geology Department, The University at Buffalo, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 Paper 265-9 Booth  263

Session No. 266
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

DETRITAL ZIRCON PROVENANCE OF THE HARTSELLE SANDSTONE, SOUTHEASTERN USA: INSIGHTS INTO SEDIMENT SOURCE, PALEOGEOGRAPHY, AND DEPOSITIONAL SETTING 

AL HARTHY, Mohammed, Geology & geological engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, GIFFORD, Jennifer N., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677, PLATT, Brian F., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, YARBROUGH, Lance D., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202 and O'REILLY, Andrew M., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier 118, University, MS 38677 Paper#266-1 Booth 266

DECIPHERING LATE CRETACEOUS VOLCANISM WITHIN RIPLEY FORMATION BENTONITES USING U-PB DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY 

VITALE, Elizabeth J.1, GIFFORD, Jennifer N.2 and PLATT, Brian F.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, (2)Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677 Paper# 266-2 Booth 267

Session No. 284
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 236-237 (Indiana Convention Center)

PREPARING FOR SAMPLE RETURN: COORDINATED ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTALLY SPACE WEATHERED CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES 

THOMPSON, Michelle S.1, KELLER, Lindsay P.2, LOEFFLER, Mark J.3, MORRIS, Richard V.2, CLEMETT, Simon J.4 and CHRISTOFFERSEN, Roy4, (1)Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN 47901, (2)NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (3)Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (4)Jacobs, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 Paper# 284-11 Time: 4:25pm

September 26, 2018