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Monday, July 29th

Monday, July 29th, 8:15 am to 11:45 am · Melrose/Riverside Hilton
Session 3: Contributed Papers: Cookson/Moseley Award
Presiding: Brian Axsmith, University of South Alabama; Wilson Taylor, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE
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3001July 29th 8:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonEarly Devonian Drepanophycus from the Beartooth Butte Formation of Wyoming: a focus on rooting structures
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Oral PaperMatsunaga, Kelly K.S.; Tomescu, Alexandru M.F..Drepanophycus
lycopsid
roots
fossil
Devonian
Wyoming
3002July 29th 8:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonReexamination and analysis of microspore contents in Pennsylvanian spores and pollen grains
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Oral PaperGlauser, Abby; Harper, Carla; Taylor, Thomas; Taylor, Edith; Marshall, Craig; Olcott Marshall, Alison.Raman microspectroscopy
fossil cell contents
nuclei
proteinaceous
thermal maturity
3003July 29th 8:45 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonA polytrichaceous moss with gemmae from the Early Cretaceous of Vancouver Island (Canada)
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Oral PaperBippus, Alexander; Shelton, Glenn W.K.; Stockey, Ruth; Rothwell, Gar; Tomescu, Alexandru M.F..Cretaceous
Moss
fossil
bryophyte
Polytrichaceae
gemmae
3004July 29th 9:00 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonReappraising the Early Cretaceous permineralized flora of the Chickabally Mudstone (Budden Canyon Formation, Barremian-Aptian, California)
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Oral PaperUnger, Christa; Tomescu, Alexandru M.F..Cretaceous
California
fossil
bryophyte
Moss
Conifer
fern
3005July 29th 9:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonA second tricostate moss from the Early Cretaceous of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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Oral PaperShelton, Glenn W.K.; Rothwell, Gar; Stockey, Ruth; Tomescu, Alexandru M.F..Cretaceous
tricostate moss
bryophyte
fossil
3006July 29th 9:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonNew evidence for the radiation of basal Cupressaceae
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Oral PaperAtkinson, Brian; Stockey, Ruth; Rothwell, Gar.Cunninghamia
Cupressaceae
Hughmillerites
seed cone anatomy
July 29th 9:45 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonBreak
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3008July 29th 10:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonAutorotating winged seeds: what they tell us about tree height in extant and fossil conifers
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Oral PaperRanks, Stephanie; Contreras, Dori; Marshall, Charles R.; Looy, Cindy V.Conifer
winged seed
autorotation
Permian
phylogeny
3009July 29th 10:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonPhyllanthaceae and Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) leaves from the Oligocene Los Ahuehuetes locality, Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, Mexico
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Oral PaperSalinas, Fabiola Estrada; Calvillo-Canadell, Laura; Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio.Phyllanthaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Oligocene
Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla
Leaves
3010July 29th 10:45 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonFlowers preserved in Miocene amber from Simojovel de Allende, Chiapas, Mexico, with affinity to Acalyphoideae (Euphorbiaceae)
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Oral PaperHernandez Damian, Ana; Calvillo-Canadell, Laura; Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio.
3011July 29th 11:00 amMelrose/Riverside Hilton
Canceled
The structure, relationships and biology of Elaterosporites pollen from the Mid-Cretaceous of tropical South America
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Oral PaperDoria, Gabriela.Albian
Cenomanian
palynology
Neotropics
Peru
Gnetales
3012July 29th 11:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonNew data on the structure and phylogenetic position of an extinct Cretaceous redwood
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Oral PaperContreras, Dori; Upchurch, Garland; Mack, Greg.Redwoods
Cupressaceae s. lat.
Sequoioid conifers
Cretaceous
3013July 29th 11:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonTesting climatic influences on leaf shape across the vascular plant tree of life
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Oral PaperBenca, Jeffrey; Stromberg, Caroline; Huttenlocker, Adam.ferns
leaf physiognomy
Lycopsids
paleoclimate
Proxy
temperature
Monday, July 29th, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm · Melrose/Riverside Hilton
Session 12: Contributed Papers: Paleozoic Paleobotany
Presiding: James Mickle, North Carolina State University
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12001July 29th 1:30 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonExploring ecological diversity of 407 million-year-old microorganisms from the Rhynie and Windyfield cherts (Scotland) using confocal laser scanning microscopy
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Oral PaperStrullu-Derrien, Christine; Kenrick, Paul; Trewin, Nigel; Goral, Tomasz; Le Hérissé, Alain.Microorganisms
Devonian
Confocal laser scanning microscopy
fossils
12002July 29th 1:45 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonOrdovician fossil evidence for Sphagnum moss
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Oral PaperGraham, Linda; Cardona-Correa, Christopher; Kodner, Robin.Ordovician
Sphagnum
12003July 29th 2:00 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonThe earliest record of insect herbivory presents a diversity of damage types
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Oral PaperGorman, Mark; Dunn, Michael.herbivory
 Tournaisian
laminate
Price Formation
12004July 29th 2:15 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonA review of secondary phloem in Devonian and Mississippian lignophytes.
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Oral PaperDecombeix, Anne-Laure; Galtier, Jean; Meyer-Berthaud, Brigitte.Devonian
Mississippian
secondary phloem
progymnosperms
seed plants
Anatomy
12005July 29th 2:30 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonLeaf trace production of selected Devonian and Mississippian seed ferns
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Oral PaperDunn, Michael.Devonian
Hydrasperman seed ferns
Mississippian
rachis trace production
July 29th 2:45 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonBreak
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12007July 29th 3:15 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonFossil record of lower Paleozoic embryophyte characters in streptophytes
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Oral PaperTaylor, Wilson; Strother, Paul.Paleozoic
palynology
streptophyte
12008July 29th 3:30 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonRevisiting root evolution
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Oral PaperTomescu, Alexandru M.F..roots
auxin
fossil record
Evolution
12009July 29th 3:45 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonNew species of Ferugliocladus (Ferugliocladaceae) from Patagonia, Argentina, and homology discussion among Upper Paleozoic coniferophytes
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Oral PaperGallego, Julieta; Cuneo, Nestor; Escapa, Ignacio.coniferophytes
Upper Paleozoic
Patagonia
Homology
Ferugliocladaceae
12010July 29th 4:00 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonFlight of the conifers: Reconstruction of the flight characteristics of Paleozoic winged conifer seeds
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Oral PaperStevenson, Robert A.; Evangelista, Dennis; Looy, Cindy V.Permian
Conifer
winged seed
aerodynamics
12011July 29th 4:15 pmMelrose/Riverside HiltonGlossopterid diversity between Transantarctic Sedimentary Basins
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Oral PaperRyberg, Patricia; Taylor, Edith; Taylor, Thomas.Glossopteris
Permian
Megasporophyll
central Transantarctic Mountains
southern Victoria Land
Monday, July 29th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm · Grand Salon A - D/Riverside Hilton
Session P: Contributed Posters: Paleobotanical Section Posters
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PPB001July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonMiocene volcanic landscapes of the eastern Mediterranean: The fossil forests of Lesvos, Greece
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionGastaldo, Robert A.; Gee, Carole T.; Zouros, Nickolas; Valiakos, Ilias.Miocene
standing fossil forests
petrified forest
silicified wood
volcanic setting
Lesvos
Greece
Mediterranean
PPB002July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonThe Cretaceous-age Fossil Fern Tempskya from North Carolina, U. S. A
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionSmith, Joseph B.; Stegall, Matthew; Mickle, James.
PPB003July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonInsights into Late Quaternary Paleoenvironment of Northwestern Arizona
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionCleveland, Claire; Hildebrand, Terri; MacLean, Johnny; Hargrave, Jennifer.paleoenvironment
tufa deposit
desert biome
fossil
PPB004July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonPalynological assessment of a Pleistocene age locality from southeastern North Carolina, U. S. A
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionLocklear, Jared; Farley, Martin; Mickle, James.Pleistocene
palynology
Southeastern United States
interglacial
PPB005July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonPhylogenetics of Ulmaceae and placement of the extinct Cedrelospermum using DNA data and fossils
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionNeubig, Kurt; Herrera, Fabiany; Manchester, Steven; Germain-Aubrey, Charlotte; Abbott, J. Richard; Whitten, William.Ulmaceae
Cedrelospermum
fossil
PPB006July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonInsights into the middle Miocene Climatic Optimum from a Neotropical leaf assemblage
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionLondoño, Liliana; Carvalho, Monica R.; Wood, Aaron R.; Cárdenas, Andrés L.; Escobar, Jaime; Herrera, Fabiany; Jaramillo, Carlos; Royer, Dana.Climate Change
CO2 levels
Canal basin
stomatal parameters
PPB007July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonBotanical affinity of dispersed conifer cuticle fragments from the latest Permian: a quantitative approach for the description of leaf-epidermal patterns
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionDuijnstee, Ivo A.P.; Hartman, Julian D.; Kouwenberg, Lenny R.; Kustatscher, Evelyn; Looy, Cindy V.voltzian conifers
end Permian
cuticles
epidermal patterns
botanical affinity
Bletterbach, Italy
PPB008July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonA signal of climate change during the last interglacial period from Clear Lake, California
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionHsiung, Shih-Yi; Byrne, Roger; Looy, Cindy V.Palynology
interglacial
Clear Lake
California
Climate Change
Pleistocene
PPB009July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonA Unique Wetland Ecosystem in the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, U.S.A
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionBaghai-Riding, Nina Lucille; Hotton, Carol; Gorman, Mark; Davidson, Taylor.Morrison Formation
Late Jurassic
palynomorphs
megaflora
PPB010July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonTraces in asphalt: New observations of Pleistocene plant – insect interactions from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionHolden, Anna; Erwin, Diane M.; Schick, Katherine; Gross, Joyce; Hall, Justin.Pleistocene
plant-insect interactions
Rancho La Brea Tar Pits
leaf-cutter bees
gallwasps
cynipid galls
beetle galleries
bark beetles
bee nest cells
Monday, July 29th, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm · Versailles Ballroom/Riverside Hilton
Session MX2: Mixer: Paleobotany Mixer
Presiding: Brian Axsmith, University of South Alabama
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July 29th 6:30 pmVersailles Ballroom/Riverside HiltonPaleobotany Mixer
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Monday, July 29th, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm · Versailles Ballroom/Riverside Hilton
Session TE08: Banquet: Paleobotany Banquet
Presiding: Brian Axsmith, University of South Alabama
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July 29th 7:30 pmVersailles Ballroom/Riverside HiltonPaleobotany Banquet
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Tuesday, July 30th

Tuesday, July 30th, 8:15 am to 11:45 am · Melrose/Riverside Hilton
Session 16: Contributed Papers: Mesozoic/Cenozoic Paleobotany 1
Presiding: Michael Dunn, CAMERON UNIVERSITY
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16001July 30th 8:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonSmall-scale interactions and the microbial diversity of the fern Ashicaulis: a Triassic micro-ecosystem
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Oral PaperHarper, Carla; Taylor, Thomas; Taylor, Edith; Krings, Michael.Fungi
plant-fungal
ecology
plant-arthropod
osmundaceous fern
Antarctica
16002July 30th 8:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonApplying micro CT and 3D visualization to silicified cones from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, USA: a virtual advantage over thin-sectioning
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Oral PaperGee, Carole T..Micro CT
3D visualization
fossil
conifer seed cones
Pinaceae
Araucariaceae
Late Jurassic
Morrison Formation
16003July 30th 8:45 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonSchizolepidopsis from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) of Mongolia: new information regarding a possible affinity with the Pinaceae
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Oral PaperLeslie, Andrew; Glasspool, Ian; Herendeen, Patrick; Ichinnorov, Niiden; Takahashi, Masamichi; Crane, Peter.Early Cretaceous
Mongolia
Conifer
Pinaceae
16004July 30th 9:00 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonA probable ranunculacean fruit and associated leaves from the Cretaceous Ingersol Shale
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Oral PaperStults, Debra; Axsmith, Brian; Boucher, Lisa.Cretaceous
Ranunculacean fruit
Eutaw Formation
Manihotites
Blackhawk Formation
Ingersol Shale
16005July 30th 9:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonDicksoniaceous ferns from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
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Oral PaperCuneo, Nestor; Escapa, Ignacio; Zamaloa, Maria; Gandolfo, Maria A,; Hermsen, Elizabeth J..Dicksoniaceae
Cretaceous
Patagonia
16006July 30th 9:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonForest of Giants: An In situ Angiosperm Forest of Late Cretaceous South-Central New Mexico
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Oral PaperParrott, Joan; Upchurch, Garland; Wheeler, Elisabeth; Mack, Greg.angiosperm
fossil wood
Late Cretaceous
July 30th 9:45 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonBreak
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16008July 30th 10:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonGenome size and the early angiosperms
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Oral PaperLomax, Barry; Smillie, Ian; Knight, Charles; Upchurch, Garland.angiosperm
genome
palaeopolyploidy
16009July 30th 10:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonIntra-canopy variation in epidermal morphology in Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum
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Oral PaperMelendrez, Meriel; Stevenson, Robert A.; Liao, Sherry; Kouwenberg, Lenny R.; Ambrose, Anthony; Dawson, Todd; Looy, Cindy V.Sequoia
Cuticle
Paleobotany
stomata
Intra-canopy Variation
Sequoia sempervirens
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Conifer
16010July 30th 10:45 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonTrauma in the fossil record: dictyosporic conidia in an extinct fern may illustrate phenotypic response associated with Nox-dependent ROS production
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Oral PaperKlymiuk, Ashley; Krings, Michael.paleomycology
Princeton Chert
Ascomycota
hyphomycetes
16011July 30th 11:00 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonTiming the origin of Kelps
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Oral PaperLooy, Cindy V; Romero, Rosemary; Huynh, Tony L.; Parkinson, Dula; Goedert, James L.; Kiel, Steffen.Kelp
Laminariales
Oligocene
Washington
Paleobotany
x-ray tomography
morphology
holdfast
16012July 30th 11:15 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonLeaflets with Leguminosae affinity from the Mioceno of San Estaban Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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Oral PaperDomínguez De La Torre, Aldo; Calvillo-Canadell, Laura; Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio.Leguminoseae
Miocene
Chiapas
Pithecellobium
Abarema
16013July 30th 11:30 amMelrose/Riverside HiltonMiocene woods from the Guacamayas locality, Marquez de Comillas, Chiapas, Mexico
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Oral PaperCevallos-Ferriz, Sergio; Flores-Rocha, Luis; Calvillo-Canadell, Laura.Miocene
Lauraceae
Humiriaceae
Chiapas
fossil wood

Wednesday, July 31st

Wednesday, July 31st, 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm · Prince of Wales/Riverside Hilton
Session 44: Contributed Papers: Mesozoic/Cenozoic Paleobotany 2
Presiding: Patricia Ryberg, Park University
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44001July 31st 1:30 pmPrince of Wales/Riverside HiltonMorphology of Azolla-like sporophytes and associated spores from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
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Oral PaperHermsen, Elizabeth J.; Gandolfo, Maria A,; Zamaloa, Maria; Cuneo, Nestor.Salviniaceae
Azolla
Palaeoazolla
spores
Cretaceous
fossil
fern
aquatic
44002July 31st 1:45 pmPrince of Wales/Riverside HiltonOldest macrofossil record of Agathis (Araucariaceae), early Paleocene of Patagonia, Argentina, and its evolutionary significance
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Oral PaperEscapa, Ignacio; Iglesias, Ari; Wilf, Peter; Cuneo, Nestor.
44003July 31st 2:00 pmPrince of Wales/Riverside HiltonEocene water lilies from Republic: multi-organ fossil remains of Nuphar (Nymphaeaceae)
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Oral PaperPigg, Kathleen; Devore, Melanie; Taylor, Witt.Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar
Aquatic plant
Okanogan Highlands
stigmatic disc
seed dispersal
44004July 31st 2:15 pmPrince of Wales/Riverside HiltonVivipary in the fossil record: a case in the Eocene Republic flora
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Oral PaperBryan, Finley; Pigg, Kathleen; Devore, Melanie.vivipary
Eocene
Okanogan Highlands
Republic flora
Egyptian walking onion
bulbil
44005July 31st 2:30 pmPrince of Wales/Riverside HiltonReconstructing late Miocene ecosystem dynamics in southwestern Montana using multiple lines of evidence (phytoliths, stable isotopes, trace fossils)
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Oral PaperStromberg, Caroline; Sheldon, Nathan; Smith, Selena; Cotton, Jennifer; Hamer, Jessica.Paleobotany
paleoecology
Miocene
Phytoliths
Isotopes
Trace fossils
Wednesday, July 31st, 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm · Prince of Wales/Riverside Hilton
Session M34: Meeting: Paleobotanical Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Brian Axsmith, University of South Alabama
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July 31st 3:15 pmPrince of Wales/Riverside HiltonPaleobotanical Section Business Meeting
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