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GSA 2019 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

T114. Integrated Biostratigraphy and We encourage contributions exploring the fidelity of organic
Chemostratigraphy Using Conodonts—North or carbonate carbon isotopes as proxy records with emphasis
American Pander Society Annual Meeting placed on integrated studies combining analytical techniques,
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; Pander Society spectrum of materials, diverse depositional settings, or varied
Disciplines: Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy, diagenetic histories.
Geochemistry, Stratigraphy
Advocates: D. Jeffrey Over; Martyn L. Golding; Pilar Navas- T118. Stratigraphic Rhythms, Paleoclimate,
Parejo; Neo E.B. McAdams and Ocean Evolution: Honoring the Scientific
Conodonts are a key element in Paleozoic and Triassic investi- Contributions of Alfred G. Fischer
gations of biostratigraphy, depositional settings, isotope stratig- Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Sediments,
raphy, ocean chemistry, and evolution. Studies utilizing con- Carbonates, Stratigraphy
odonts in all aspects are welcome. Advocates: Michael A. Arthur; Robert E. Garrison; Linda A.
Hinnov; Steven M. Stanley
PALEOCLIMATOLOGY/ Research arising from the scientific contributions of Alfred G.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY Fischer (1920–2017) will be honored with talks in sedimentology,
stratigraphy, paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, and paleontol-
T115. The Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum ogy by colleagues and geoscientists who have been directly influ-
Recorded in Continental Margin Sections: enced by Fischer’s work.
Constraining Timing and Cause of Carbon
Injection T119. Paleotempestology
Cosponsors: Cushman Foundation; GSA Continental Scientific Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Marine/
Drilling Division; International Nannoplankton Association; Coastal Science
Paleontological Research Institution; GSA Sedimentary Advocate: Joanne Muller
Geology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division This session will focus on the latest research in the field of
Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Stratigraphy, paleotempestology and climate models that relate to past and
Marine/Coastal Science future hurricane dynamics.
Advocates: Kenneth G. Miller; Marci Robinson; Megan K. Fung
This session will highlight expanded Paleocene–Eocene T120. Oceans and Climates throughout Earth’s
Thermal Maximum records cored from the mid-Atlantic U.S. History: From Proxy Reconstructions to Model
Coastal Plain and elsewhere that place constraints on initiation Assessments (Posters)
and timing of global carbon, global temperature, and regional Cosponsors: Cushman Foundation; Paleontological Research
environmental changes. Institution
Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Geochemistry,
T116. The Ordovician Earth: Integrated Marine/Coastal Science
Perspectives on the Fossil and Rock Records Advocates: Miriam E. Katz; Dorothy K. Pak
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research This session brings together proxy and modelling studies to
Institution; IGCP 653: The Onset of the Great Ordovician improve our understanding of rapid ocean and climate events,
Biodiversification Event; IGCP652: Reading Time in Paleozoic and shifts between long-term climate states, within the context
Sedimentary Rocks of normal climate variability throughout Earth’s history.
Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Paleontology,
Biogeography/Biostratigraphy, Stratigraphy T121. Landscape Responses to Neogene Climate
Advocates: Matthias Sinnesael; Julie De Weirdt; Christopher T. Change
Conwell; Joshua B. Zimmt; Y. Datu Adiatma; Teresa D. Avila Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils
This session will highlight recent advancements in our knowl- and Soil Processes Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary
edge of the Ordovician earth system as well as cross-discipline Geology)
methods that provide new insight into the regional to global Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Sediments,
fossil and rock records. Clastic, Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy
Advocates: William E. Lukens; Anthony L. Layzell; Tara M.
T117. Testing the Fidelity of C-Isotope Smiley
Records as Proxies for Global Carbon Cycle This session will gather records of continental paleoclimate
History—Across Time, Space, and Composition and paleoenvironments from the Neogene, with emphasis on
Cosponsors: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); outcrop-based landscape reconstructions. We welcome
North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature presentations from the fields of sedimentology, paleopedology,
Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, paleolimnology, paleobotany, and isotope geochemistry.
Geochemistry, Stratigraphy
Advocates: Patrick I. McLaughlin; Poul Emsbo; Andrew H.
Caruthers

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