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T92. From the Burgess Shale to the Manis Mastodon: macroevolutionary trends, diversification dynamics, trait evolution,
500 Million Years of Environmental & Evolutionary and paleobiogeography.
Change in the Great Northwest
Endorsers: Paleontological Society; GSA Geochronology Division SEDIMENTS, CARBONATES
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy, Paleoclimatology/ T97. Toward Unravelling the Dolomite
Paleoceanography Problem: New Approaches and Novel Perspectives
Advocates: John D. Orcutt; Lindsay A. MacKenzie; Endorsers: Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Karst Division
Caroline A.E. Stromberg Disciplines: Sediments, Carbonates, Geochemistry, Geomicrobiology
This session will explore the natural paleobiological laboratory Advocates: Bing Shen; Meng Ning; Ruimin Wang
that is northwestern North America. We welcome submissions This session provides a platform to communicate progress in
focused on northwest fossils and localities, the paleoecological dolomite studies with applications of diverse sedimentological,
and geological framework that augments our understanding of geochemical, numerical modeling, and experimental approaches
them, and their educational use. and to share novel ideas toward understanding the dolomite problem.

T93. Stratigraphy, Stasis, and Shales: A Celebration SEDIMENTS, CLASTIC
of the Careers of Carlton Brett and Gordon Baird
Endorsers: Paleontological Society; GSA Energy Geology Division T98. Applying Integrated Sedimentology and
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy Ichnology to Refine Paleoenvironmental Interpreta-
Advocates: Alex J. Bartholomew; Jocelyn A. Sessa tions, Identify Paleosalinities, and Reveal Key
This session spotlights the contributions of Carlton and Gordon to Sequence Stratigraphic Surfaces along Complex
stratigraphy, taxonomy, taphonomy, paleoecology, and biofacies Coastlines
tracking, with an emphasis on field-intensive studies. Contributions Endorser: GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division
on these topics are welcome to celebrate their outstanding careers. Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Paleontology, Diversity,
Extinction, Origination, Stratigraphy
T94. The Neoproterozoic Earth-Life System Advocates: Peter Flaig; Murray Gingras; Janok P. Bhattacharya
Endorsers: GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; We showcase innovative, integrative sedimentologic, ichnologic,
Paleontological Society; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) and stratigraphic research that seeks to refine paleoenviromental inter-
Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy, pretations, clarify paleosalinity trends, groundwater profile recon-
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Geochemistry structions, or develop an improved sequence stratigraphic framework.
Advocates: Qing Tang; Morrison Nolan; Junyao Kang; Scott D. Evans
This session aims to boost discussions and interdisciplinary col- T99. Insights into Cordilleran Tectonics and
laborations for a better understanding of the Neoproterozoic Earth Magmatism from the Sedimentary Record
and life co-evolution. We welcome inputs from paleontologists, Endorsers: GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division;
geochemists, sedimentologists, earth-system modelers, and more. GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Geochemical Society
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic
T95. Advances in Virtual Paleontology: Applications, Advocates: Richard M. Gaschnig; Kathleen Surpless
Digitization, and Dissemination This session aims to highlight new insights into the development
Endorsers: Paleontological Society; GSA Geoinformatics and and evolution of the North American Cordillera from the study of
Data Science Division the sedimentary record, with particular emphasis on provenance.
Disciplines: Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns,
Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy, Geoscience Education STRATIGRAPHY
Advocates: Sarah M. Jacquet; Tara Selly; James Schiffbauer
This session will showcase research employing advanced imaging T100. The Inception, Heyday, and Demise of Forearc
techniques (tomographic and surface-based) that further our under- Basins in Nature and Models across Spatio-Temporal
standing of palaeobiological behavior, structure, and function; tapho- Scales
nomy; evolutionary biology; and virtual collections management. Endorsers: GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division; GSA
Geochronology Division; GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience
T96. Phylogenetic Paleobiology: Combining Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA
Evolutionary Trees and Fossils to Understand the Geoinformatics and Data Science Division; GSA Sedimentary
Evolution of Life Geology Division
Endorsers: Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Tectonics/Tectonophysics,
Institution; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Continental Scientific Drilling
GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division Advocates: Megan Mueller; Devon Orme; Harold Tobin
Disciplines: Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns This session highlights the sedimentary evolution of forearc
Advocates: William Gearty; Curtis R. Congreve; James C. Lamsdell regions. We welcome research that characterizes long-term forearc
This session will highlight recent advances integrating phyloge- basin processes using field observations, stratigraphy, subsurface
netics with fossil data to address evolutionary and ecological ques- and seismic data, geo-thermochronologic analyses, and numerical
tions through deep time. Topics include, but are not limited to, and analogue modeling.
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