Technical Sessions - Geological Society of America

SESSION NO. 52
52-5 2:30 PM Heim, Noel A.*; Peters, Shanan: gloBal DiSTriBUTion
PreDicTS regional geograPhic range anD
longeViTY in marine genera oF norTh america
52-6 2:45 PM Harnik, Paul G.*; Simpson, Carl; Payne, Jonathan L.:
anTagoniSTic eXTincTion anD originaTion
among The SeVen FormS oF rariTY
52-7 3:00 PM Bulinski, Katherine V.*: The relaTionShiP BeTWeen
ProPorTional rariTY anD aBUnDance
DiSTriBUTionS aT mUlTiPle geograPhic ScaleS
3:15 PM Break
52-8 3:30 PM Gingerich, Philip D.*: claSSic METRARABDOTOS TeST
For PUncTUaTeD eQUiliBriUm: an eVolUTionarY-
ProceSS PerSPecTiVe
52-9 3:45 PM Bennington, J. Bret*; Silberger, Sylvia; Chung, Anna:
eSTimaTing The SiZe oF The SamPling Domain
From The nUmBer oF UniQUe BiValVeD
inDiViDUalS in a PaleonTological SamPle
52-10 4:00 PM Wittmer, Jacalyn M.*: SPaTial Scaling oF alPha,
BeTa, anD gamma: DiVerSiTY PaTTernS oF rocKY
inTerTiDal gaSTroPoDS on San SalVaDor
iSlanD, BahamaS
52-11 4:15 PM Bush, Andrew M.*; Bambach, Richard K.: a more
DeTaileD looK aT SePKoSKi’S eVolUTionarY
FaUnaS: TWelVe FaUnaS
52-12 4:30 PM Wilkinson, Bruce H.*: on TaXonomic memBerShiP
52-13 4:45 PM Foote, Michael*: eVolUTionarY DYnamicS oF genUS
SiZe-FreQUencY DiSTriBUTionS
52-14 5:00 PM Janevski, G. Alex*: The eFFecT oF SPecieS-leVel
eXTincTion SelecTiViTY on SUPraSPeciFic
eXTincTion inTenSiTY
52-15 5:15 PM Fraass, Andrew Jeffrey*; Peters, Shanan E.: STaTiSTical
eViDence For SelecTiViTY in The PlanKTic
ForaminiFera
SeSSion no. 53
Paleontology III - Morphometrics
1:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center, Room 607
Surangi W. Punyasena and Kathleen A. Ritterbush, Presiding
53-1 1:30 PM Punyasena, Surangi W.*; Tcheng, David K.: The
DiScriminaTion oF morPhologicallY Similar
Pollen USing machine learning meThoDS
53-2 1:45 PM Miller, Daniel J.*; Pappas, Janice L.: QUanTiFYing anD
analYZing SUrFace FeaTUreS in FoSSilS USing
3D DaTa
53-3 2:00 PM Novack-Gottshall, Philip M.*: PerFormance oF
FUncTional DiVerSiTY meTricS aPPlieD aS
meaSUreS oF DiSPariTY
53-4 2:15 PM Eble, Gunther J.*; Gerber, Sylvain: a morPhoSPace oF
PhYla
53-5 2:30 PM Carlson, Sandra J.*; Roopnarine, Peter D.; Anderson,
Laurie C.; Goodwin, David H.: The BiValVeD BaUPlan:
comPariSon oF moDUlariTY anD inTegraTion in
loPhoTrochoZoanS
53-6 2:45 PM Gerber, Sylvain*: DeVeloPmenTal aSPecTS oF
morPhological DiSPariTY DYnamicS: a SimPle
analYTical eXPloraTion
53-7 3:00 PM Clauset, Aaron*; Erwin, Douglas H.: macroeVolUTion
oF WhaleS anD The DYnamicS oF
morPhological DiSPariTieS
3:15 PM Break
53-8 3:30 PM Hong, Paul S.*; Fusco, Giuseppe; Sheets, H. David;
Hughes, Nigel C.: SegmenT-SPeciFic groWTh
raTeS in TrUnK DeVeloPmenT oF The TriloBiTe
AULACOPLEURA KONINCKII
53-9 3:45 PM Hunda, Brenda R.; Webber, Andrew*: Scale-DePenDenT
PaTTernS oF morPhological VariaBiliTY
154 2010 annual meeting: Reaching New Peaks in Geoscience
53-10 4:00 PM
in FLEXICALYMENE GRANULOSA From The
cincinnaTian SerieS (UPPer orDoVician) oF ohio
anD KenTUcKY
Deline, Bradley*; Ausich, William I.; Brett, Carlton E.:
comParing TaXonomic anD geograPhic ScaleS
in The morPhologic DiSPariTY oF orDoVician
ThroUgh earlY SilUrian laUrenTian crinoiDS
53-11 4:15 PM Bose, Rituparna*; Leighton, Lindsey R.; Polly, P. David: a
geomeTric morPhomeTric STUDY oF SilUrian
anD DeVonian BrachioPoD SUBFamilieS oF The
aTrYPiDa orDer (aTrYPinae, VariaTrYPinae anD
SPinaTrYPinae) From eaSTern norTh america
53-12 4:30 PM Jarrett, Matt B.*; Harries, Peter: eVolUTion oF ShaPe
anD SiZe in chione SPP. miocene To recenT
53-13 4:45 PM Ritterbush, Kathleen A.*; Bottjer, David J.: WeSTermann
morPhoSPace DiSPlaYS ammonoiD Shell ShaPe
anD hYPoTheTical PaleoecologY
53-14 5:00 PM Cassara, Jason A.*; Budd, Ann F.: comPariSon oF
geomeTric morPhomeTric analYSeS oF The
MONTASTRAEA “ANNULARIS” reeF-coral SPecieS
comPleX: DiFFering reSUlTS From 2D anD 3D
DaTa
53-15 5:15 PM Petsios, Elizabeth*; Allmon, Warren D.; Smith, Ursula E.;
Dietl, Gregory P.: PhYlogeneTic analYSiS oF The
FloriDa Plio-PleiSTocene TURRITELLA USing
conTinUoUS characTerS
SeSSion no. 54
P3. Why Aren’t Our Ideas Getting Attention? Finding a More
Convincing Voice on Controversial Issues (GSA Geology and
Society Division; American Geological Institute; American
Geophysical Union; Association of American State Geologists;
GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Hydrogeology
Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division)
1:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
James Davis, Jon Goodwin, and Craig Cooper, Presiding
54-1 1:30 PM Davis, James F.*: oPPorTUniTieS For anD
challengeS To geoScienTiSTS aQUiring more
conVincing aDViSorY VoiceS WiTh PolicYmaKerS
anD The PUBlic
54-2 1:40 PM McNutt, Marcia*: PolicY-releVanT reSearch aT The
USgS: an eXamPle From The gUlF oil SPill
2:00 PM eViDence For anThroPogenic climaTe
change anD conSiDeraTion oF QUanTiTaTiVe
UncerTainTieS; Solomon, Susan, Senior Scientist,
national oceanic and atmospheric administration
54-3 2:20 PM Mileti, Dennis S.*: inFlUencing The enVironmenTal
riSK acTionS oF oTherS: inSighTS From The
Social ScienceS ThaT are aVailaBle To helP
maKe aDViSorY VoiceS Be more conVincing
54-4 2:40 PM Fischhoff, Baruch*: geTTing organiZeD For
eFFecTiVe commUnicaTion
3:00 PM Panel DiScUSSion: Panelists review and compare
Disciplinary insights and how These can Be effectively
Used to enhance geoscientist communication with lay
Policymakers
3:30 PM Panel/aUDience DiScUSSion: Panelsts answer
Questions and respond to comments from The
audience
SeSSion no. 55
GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology
Division Special Session (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry,
Petrology, and Volcanology Division)
1:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center, Room 203
Cathy J. Busby, James S. Beard, and Russel S. Harmon, Presiding
1:30 PM Peter lipman mgPV award citation by olivier Bachman