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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T63. Cephalopod Paleobiology and Paleoecology: A Tribute
to Royal H. Mapes
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; SEPM (Society for
Sedimentary Geology); Paleontological Research Institution
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Stratigraphy, Geochemistry
Advocates: Corinne Myers; Thomas S. Tobin; Benjamin J.
Linzmeier; Margaret M. Yacobucci
This session honors the achievements of Royal H. Mapes by
convening geoscientists and biologists studying all areas of
cephalopod paleontology. By presenting cutting edge cephalo-
pod-related research we hope to foster collaborations and cross-
disciplinary idea exchange.
T64. Citizen Science in Paleontology: Harnessing Public
Interest to Advance Research and STEM Education
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; GSA Geology and Society
Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy, Geoscience
Education, Geoscience Information/Communication
Advocates: Laura C. Soul; Terry A. Gates; Eleanor E. Gardner
Paleontologists, educators, and non-academic contributors will
discuss best practices for citizen science as a viable means to
achieve high quality paleontological research, and to create a
valuable experience for citizens that facilitates STEM learning.
T65. Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in the Fossil Record
Cosponsors: Paleontological Research Institution;
Paleontological Society
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination, Paleontology,
Biogeography/Biostratigraphy
Advocates: Peter D. Roopnarine; Ashley A. Dineen
This interdisciplinary session will develop and expand thinking
on how the complementary influences of ecology and evolution
on short timescales might contribute to our understanding of mac-
roevolutionary patterns on geological timescales.
T66. Exceptionally Preserved Proterozoic–Early Paleozoic
Fossils
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology &
Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Research Institution
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination, Geomicrobiology
Advocates: Ross P. Anderson; Lidya G. Tarhan; Sean McMahon
Exceptionally preserved soft-tissue fossils are essential to the
reconstruction of the emergence and diversification of early
complex life. Here we consider new geologically and experimen-
tally derived insights into the taphonomy of Proterozoic–early
Paleozoic Lagerstätten.
26 22–25 October 2017 • Seattle, Washington, USA
T67. Fossils and Fossilization in Amber
Cosponsors: GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division;
Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination, Paleontology,
Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns
Advocates: Victoria E. McCoy; Sarah E. Gabbott
This session will explore all the diverse areas of amber paleon-
tology, from the description of exceptional specimens, to the
investigation of amber taphonomy, to innovative approaches to
image or chemically characterized fossils in amber.
T68. Proxy Approaches to Determine Forest Structure in
Deep Time: What Have We Learned?
Cosponsors: GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA
Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry,
Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Society
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy, Geomicrobiology
Advocates: Richard S. Barclay; Regan E. Dunn; Heather V. Graham
We will gather a diverse set of scientists who apply cross-
disciplinary approaches to fossil plants and animals, stable
isotopes, biogeochemistry, and the sedimentary record to assess
the structure and density of forests in deep-time.
T69. The Role of Silica in the Earth System: From Organisms
to Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Cosponsors: GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA
Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry,
Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Society
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Geochemistry, Mineralogy/Crystallography
Advocates: Jonathan P. Wilson; Caroline A.E. Strömberg;
Patrick J. Frings
This session seeks to bring together geochemists, modelers, soil
scientists, physiologists, and paleontologists to discuss state-of-
the-art knowledge of the terrestrial and oceanic silica cycles, links
between them, and connections with other biogeochemical cycles
through time.
T70. Paleogenomics and Geobiology
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research
Institution; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division
Disciplines: Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns,
Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination, Geochemistry
Advocates: Jeffrey R. Thompson; David J. Bottjer
This session will include, though is not limited to, presentations
utilizing approaches to interpret the fossil record and evolutionary
trends through integration of data from the rock record with
molecular biology, genomics, and developmental biology.