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Dear Paleonetters- Here is a list of the PS sponsored Topical Sessions that will be convened at the GSA annual meeting in Seattle this November. Please check the GSA website at: http://www.geosociety.org for further details. If you have any questions about an individual session, please contact the conveners directly. For any other queries, please feel free to contact the PS members of the JTPC: Rowan Lockwood (rxlock@wm.edu), Mark Wilson (mwilson@wooster.edu) or myself, Lisa Park (lepark@uakron.edu). We are looking forward to a great meeting this Fall. Remember: Abstract deadline is July 15! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P2 His View of Life: Reflections on the Scientific Legacy of Stephen J. Gould Paleontological Society Warren D. Allmon, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY; Patricia Kelley, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC; Robert M. Ross, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY This session will explore the legacy of Stephen Jay Gould. Speakers will reflect upon and attempt to clarify Gould's views, some of which were widely misunderstood, and explicate interrelationships among his views in disparate subjects. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T85 Signs of Life: the Role of Paleobiology in the History of Evolutionary Theory and our Attempts to Understand the Changing Nature of the Biosphere GSA History of Geology Division; Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Cushman Foundation; History of Earth Science Society (HESS) Roger D.K. Thomas, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA; Gary D. Rosenberg, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN Fossils are static, inanimate objects. This session will explore the ways in which they have been brought to life. Studies of earlier work, not originally characterized as paleobiology, will set the stage for a critical assessment of 20th century paleobiology. ORAL History of Geology; Paleontology/Paleobotany; Geomicrobiology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T86 Fossil Decapod Crustacean Paleobiogeography, Systematics, and Evolution Over the Past 20 Years: In Honor of Ross and Marion Berglund (Posters) Paleontological Society, Paleontology Society Elizabeth Nesbitt, Burke Museum, Seattle, WA; Torrey G. Nyborg, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA Fossil decapod crustaceans collected and donated by Ross and Marion Berglund have yielded a number of new taxa from the Pacific Northwest of North America, immensely adding to our knowledge of fossil decapod crustacean paleobiogeography, systematics, and evolution. POSTER Paleontology/Paleobotany ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T87 Paleo-Plant Ecophysiology Paleontological Society Dana L. Royer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Christopher J. Williams, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Recent advances in paleo-plant ecophysiology have sharpened our understanding of ancient terrestrial ecosystems and climates. This session will focus on studies that provide mechanistic linkages between plant physiology, ecology, and climate. ORAL Paleontology/Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography; Environmental Geoscience ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T88 The Hunt for Precambrian Life: An Integrated Approach Paleontological Society, GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Precambrian (at large) David J. Bottjer, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; J. William Schopf, University of California, Los Angeles, CA Detection of Precambrian life is a strong focus of attention for earth and biological scientists. This session centers on the latest advances in methods used for, and results of, searches for evidence of such ancient life, as shown by studies of fossils, sedimentary structures of biologic origin, and isotopic and organic geochemical data. ORAL and POSTER Paleontology/Paleobotany; Geomicrobiology; Precambrian Geology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T89 Evolutionary and Ecological Links Between Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems in the Phanerozoic GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society Wolfgang Kiessling, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany; Allister Rees, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL This session will focus on large-scale ecological and evolutionary patterns in Phanerozoic terrestrial and marine environments. The ecological links between terrestrial and marine ecosystems are explored using paleontological, sedimentological, geochemical, and modeling approaches. ORAL Paleontology/Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography; Geochemistry, Other ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T90 Terrestrial Paleobiology of South America, Cretaceous through Neogene Paleontological Society Peter Wilf, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Robyn J. Burnham, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Maria A. Gandolfo, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Kirk R. Johnson, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO Topics may include the evolution of South American biological diversity and ecosystems, biogeographic relationships, differences between Cretaceous and Paleogene biotas, biostratigraphy, and response to climate change, uplift, invasion, and other disturbances. ORAL and POSTER Paleontology/Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography; Sediments, Clastic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T91 Understanding Late Devonian Biotic, Climatic, and Oceanographic Events: Toward an Integrated Approach Paleontological Society Jared R. Morrow, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; Paul B. Wignall, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; D. Jeffrey Over, State University of New York, Geneseo, NY This multidisciplinary session will examine the dynamic Late Devonian interval, which was marked by dramatic fluctuations in sea level, ocean oxygenation, stable isotopic ratios, and global biodiversity, accompanied by accelerated terrestrialization and multiple bolide impacts. ORAL Paleontology/Paleobotany; Geochemistry, Other; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T92 Advances in the Fossil Record of Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institute Cary Easterday, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Conrad Labandeira, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. A session to bring together those working on, and those interested in, the body and trace fossil record of the dominant animal phylum on dry land. ORAL and POSTER Paleontology/Paleobotany; Coal Geology; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T93 Micropaleontological Proxies of Ocean Gateway Paleoceanography Cushman Foundation Stephen A. Nathan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; R. Mark Leckie, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Ocean gateways such as the Drake Passage, Central American Seaway, and the Indonesian Seaway have altered ocean circulation, directly affecting ocean heat transport, and in turn, climate. This session will provide the opportunity to exchange and discuss new results and ideas about ocean gateway paleoceanography based on micropaleontological proxies. ORAL and POSTER Paleontology/Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography; Geochemistry, Other ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T94 Bridging the Gap: Ostracodes in the Earth Sciences Paleontological Society; GSA Limnogeology Division Gene Hunt, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Lisa E. Park, University of Akron, Akron, OH This session emphasizes new, interdisciplinary advances in ostracode research. Talks will span paleontology, molecular biology, hydrogeology, paleoclimatology, and paleolimnology. Speakers will emphasize applied approaches using this important group, to solve different problems in a broad diversity of disciplines within the earth sciences. ORAL Paleontology/Paleobotany; Quaternary Geology/Geomorphology; Hydrogeology -- Dr. Lisa E. Park Associate Professor Department of Geology University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-4101 USA (001) 330-972-7633 (Ph); (001) 330-972-7611 (Fax) "Damnant quod non intelligunt."
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