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Monday, August 2nd

Monday, August 2nd, 8:30 am to 10:00 am · 555B/Convention Center
Session 4: Contributed Papers: Cookson Papers I
Presiding: Stefan A. Little, University of California Davis
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4001August 2nd 8:30 am555B/Convention CenterResurrecting Sphondylophyton, an Early Devonian taxon with whorled appendages
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Oral PaperSteenbock, Christopher M.; Tomescu, Alexandru MF.Sphondylophyton
sphenopsid
algae
Wyoming
Devonian
Fossil
4002August 2nd 8:45 am555B/Convention CenterIntra versus interspecific variation in the Devonian lycopsid genus Leclercqia and the designation of a novel species from the Chilliwack Group of Washington state
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Oral PaperBenca, Jeff P.; Strömberg, Caroline A. E.; Carlisle, Maureen H..lycopsid
morphometrics
Leclercqia
Washington
Middle Devonian
4003August 2nd 9:00 am555B/Convention CenterPermian photosynthetic pathways: form, function, and stable carbon isotopes of Antarctic Glossopteris leaves
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Oral PaperSchwendemann, Andrew B.. Permian
Glossopteris
photosynthetic pathway
fossil
isotopes
4004August 2nd 9:15 am555B/Convention CenterExploring the Role of Pollen Flotation in the Reproductive Biology of Ancient Gymnosperms
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Oral PaperLeslie, Andrew.saccate pollen
pollination biology
Conifers
pteridosperms
4005August 2nd 9:30 am555B/Convention CenterEvolution of Pinaceae: a new seed cone from the Cretaceous of British Columbia
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Oral PaperKlymiuk, Ashley A.; Stockey, Ruth A..Cretaceous
Seed Cone
Pinaceae
Picea
Pityostrobus
Monday, August 2nd, 10:15 am to 11:45 am · 555B/Convention Center
Session 8: Contributed Papers: Cookson II-Paleozoic Papers I
Presiding: Patricia E. Ryberg, Ohio University
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8001August 2nd 10:15 am555B/Convention CenterMorphology of Cyclocarya infructescences (Juglandaceae) from the late Paleocene of North Dakota, USA
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Oral PaperTaylor, Witt.Cyclocarya
Almont
Paleocene
Juglandaceae
fossil fruit
living fossil
8002August 2nd 10:30 am555B/Convention CenterFirst Argentinean fossil record of palm fruits (Salamanca Fm., Paleocene) from Chubut, Patagonia
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Oral PaperFutey, M; Gandolfo, Maria; Cladera, Gerardo; Cuneo, Nestor.Arecaceae
Paleocene
Patagonia
Cocoseae
8003August 2nd 10:45 am555B/Convention CenterNon-marine fossils from the Torridonian Sequence: A first look at Precambrian terrestrial ecosystems
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Oral PaperStrother, Paul K; Wellman, Charles H..Precambrian
Torridonian
Terrestrial
palynology
Scotland
Neoproterozoic
multicellular
thalloid
lacustrine
evolution
8004August 2nd 11:00 am555B/Convention CenterOne-Hundred-Year-Old Prediction Found at Fossil Mountain Utah
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Oral PaperTaylor, Wilson A.; Strother, Paul K; Vecoli, Marco; Beck, John H..early land plants
cryptospores
algae
8005August 2nd 11:15 am555B/Convention CenterThe fossil record of Peronosporomycetes – a review
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Oral PaperKrings, Michael; Dotzler, Nora; Taylor, Thomas N.; Galtier, Jean; Taylor, Edith L..Peronosporomycetes
Oomycetes
fossil fungi
antheridium-oogonium
8006August 2nd 11:30 am555B/Convention CenterThe Truth About Palaeomyces
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Oral PaperTaylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael; Dotzler, Nora; Galtier, Jean; Taylor, Edith L..paleomycology
Rhynie chert
Glomeromycota
fossil fungi
Mycorrhizae
Monday, August 2nd, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · 555B/Convention Center
Session 12: Contributed Papers: Paleozoic Papers II
Presiding: Anne-Laure Decombeix, University of Kansas
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12001August 2nd 1:30 pm555B/Convention CenterEnvironments of the Early Devonian Beartooth Butte Formation floras (Wyoming) and the evolution of rooting systems
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Oral PaperTomescu, Alexandru MF; Steenbock, Christopher M.; Caruso, Joseph A..Devonian
Wyoming
roots
Fossil
12002August 2nd 1:45 pm555B/Convention CenterA zosterophyll-dominated plant assemblage from the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) Xitun Formation of Yunnan, China
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Oral PaperXue, Jinzhuang; Hao, Shougang.Early Devonian
zosterophyll
Fossil plant
12003August 2nd 2:00 pm555B/Convention CenterPrototaxites Revisited
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Oral PaperF.M. , Hueber.Prototaxites
Devonian
fossil fungus
heterotroph
12004August 2nd 2:15 pm555B/Convention CenterAn arborescent lycopsid from the Lower Carboniferous Price Formation of southwestern Virginia, USA, previously assigned to Lepidodendropsis
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Oral PaperGensel, Patricia G.; Pigg, Kathleen B..arborescent lycopsid
Early Carboniferous
whole plant reconstruction
12005August 2nd 2:30 pm555B/Convention CenterA new isoetalean fossil plant reconstructed from permineralized and compression fossils from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Pride Mountain Formation of northern Alabama
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Oral PaperDunn, Michael T.Fossil plant
Isoetalean
lycopsid
Mississippian
Serpukhovian
12006August 2nd 2:45 pm555B/Convention CenterBranch abscission in walchian conifers
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Oral PaperLooy, Cindy V..Conifers
paleobotany
life-history
Permian
12007August 2nd 3:00 pm555B/Convention CenterSprouting in fossil gymnosperms: evidence from the Permian and Triassic of Antarctica
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Oral PaperDecombeix, Anne-Laure; Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N..sprouting
gymnosperms
Permian
Triassic
Antarctica
Monday, August 2nd, 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm · 555B/Convention Center
Session S3: Special Lecture: Paleobotanical Section Special Lecture
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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S3001August 2nd 3:45 pm555B/Convention CenterModeling growth and architecture of earliest trees: Pseudosporochnus nodosus (Cladoxylopsida) from the Middle Devonian of Belgium
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Oral PaperMeyer-Berthaud, Brigitte; Dambreville, Anaëlle; Rey, Hervé; Barczi, Jean-Francois.Devonian trees
Cladoxylopsida
Plant Architecture
3D modeling
Monday, August 2nd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Prefunction C/Convention Center
Session MX3: Mixer: Paleobotanical Section Mixer
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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August 2nd 5:30 pmPrefunction C/Convention CenterPaleobotanical Section Mixer
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Monday, August 2nd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Hall A/Convention Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Paleobotany Posters
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PPB001August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterTracing the fossil pollen record of Hedyosmum (Chloranthaceae), a basal angiosperm
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionMartínez, Camila; Madriñán, Santiago; Zavada, Michael; Jaramillo, Carlos. Hedyosmum
Chloranthaceae
Miocene
fossil pollen
Dated phylogeny
Clavainaperturites microclavatus
PPB002August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterRoots and leaves in the Early Devonian vascular plants
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionHao, Shougang; Xue, Jinzhuang.Early Devonian
roots
leaf
vascular plant
Fossil
PPB003August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterCharacter variation in Miconia (Melastomataceae) at two altitudinal gradients of the Eastern Cordillera (Colombian Andes) and its potential for paleoaltimetry
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionBaresch, Andrés; Jaramillo, Carlos; Madriñán, Santiago. Paleoelevation
Paleoaltimetry
Stomatal length
stomatal density
Miconia
Potential conductance index 
PPB004August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterDuchesne River Formation (Late Eocene) Megaflora Preservation by Microflora Algae from the Uinta Basin, Utah
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionSandau, Stephen.Duchesne River Formation
Late Eocene
Chlorellopsis coloniata
Equisetum
Uinta Basin
Utah
stromatolite
PPB005August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterA new angiosperm fossil wood from the Upper Cretaceous (Conician-Turonian) of Chihuahua, Mexico
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionEstrada-Ruiz, Emilio ; Martínez-Cabrera, Hugo I.Mexico
fossil wood
Malvaceae s.l
Storied structure
PPB006August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterRemote sensing applications for paleobotanical exploration
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionStoebner, Timothy J.; Etzrodt, Christina; Widhelm, Todd; Boucher, Lisa.remote sensing
techniques
paleobotany
Madagascar
Monday, August 2nd, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm · Rotunda/Convention Center
Session BQ1: Banquet: Paleobotanical Section Banquet and Auction
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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August 2nd 7:00 pmRotunda/Convention CenterPaleobotanical Society Banquet
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Tuesday, August 3rd

Tuesday, August 3rd, 8:00 am to 9:45 am · 555A/Convention Center
Session 23: Contributed Papers: Mesozoic Papers I
Presiding: L. J. Hickey, Yale University
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23001August 3rd 8:00 am555A/Convention CenterMicrotomography analyses of fossil flowers from the Late Cretaceous of Georgia
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Oral PaperHerendeen, Patrick S.; Takahashi, Masamichi; Crane, Peter.Cretaceous
microtomography
Ericales
23002August 3rd 8:15 am555A/Convention CenterTomography and laminography applications in paleontology and plant biology at the Advanced Photon Source
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Oral PaperXianghui, Xiao. paleontology
botany
synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography
synchrotron radiation x-ray laminography
23003August 3rd 8:30 am555A/Convention CenterA New Genus and Species of Conifer Wood from the Late Triassic of Connecticut
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Oral PaperHickey, L. J..fossil wood
Late Triassic
Connecticut
paleoxylemotomy
Conifer
23004August 3rd 8:45 am555A/Convention CenterMesozoic and Cenozoic record of Araucaria from Patagonia: integrating morphological information into the genus phylogeny
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Oral PaperEscapa, Ignacio; Cuneo, Nestor; Wilf, Peter.Araucariaceae
Patagonia
Gondwana
phylogeny
23005August 3rd 9:00 am555A/Convention CenterPredictions of early Cretaceous floral structure and pollination biology by fossil pollen proxy
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Oral PaperHu, Shusheng; Taylor, David W..pollen
angiosperm
Cretaceous
evolution
ancestral
23006August 3rd 9:15 am555A/Convention CenterEarly Angiosperm Penetration into a Gymnosperm Dominated Ecosystem: The Dutch Gap Locality, Virginia USA
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Oral PaperHickey, L. J.; Taylor, David W.; Hu, Shusheng.early Cretaceous
early angiosperms
Aptian
Potomac Group
sedimentology
Virginia
fluvial environment
Acaciaephyllum
Proteaephyllum
Quercophyllum
paleoecology
23007August 3rd 9:30 am555A/Convention CenterOrgans First, Flowers Later: A new theory on the first flowers based on developmental and paleobotantical data
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Oral PaperTaylor, David W..evolution
floral
development
Fossil
Tuesday, August 3rd, 10:15 am to 12:00 pm · 555A/Convention Center
Session 32: Contributed Papers: Mesozoic Papers II
Presiding: Maria Gandolfo, Cornell University
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32001August 3rd 10:15 am555A/Convention CenterEarly evolution of Pinaceae: an anatomically preserved Pinus seed cone from the Early Cretaceous of Yorkshire
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Oral PaperRyberg, Patricia E.; Stockey, Ruth A.; Hilton, Jason; Riding, James B.; Rothwell, Gar W..Conifer
Fossil
Lower Cretaceous
Pinus
Seed Cone
Yorkshire
32002August 3rd 10:30 am555A/Convention CenterNew insights into early Fagaceae based on Turonian fossil material from New Jersey
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Oral PaperNixon, Kevin; Gandolfo, Maria; Crepet, William.cupule
Fagaceae
flowers
phylogeny
Turonian
32003August 3rd 10:45 am555A/Convention CenterA woody axis with liana anatomy from the Cretaceous of Hornby Island, British Columbia
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Oral PaperSmith, Selena Y.; Little, Stefan A.; Burnham, Robyn; Stockey, Ruth A..Cretaceous
Fossil
Hornby Island
liana
wood
32004August 3rd 11:00 am555A/Convention CenterAn emerging potentially cost effective technology for imaging botanical specimens
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Oral PaperCrepet, William; Nixon, Kevin; Riccio, Mark; Gandolfo, Maria; Daghlian, Charles; Grimaldi, David.XXX-CT scan
amber
phylogeny
Fagales
Turonian
sea change
32005August 3rd 11:15 am555A/Convention CenterShould Palaeoaster be expelled from the angiosperms?
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Oral PaperLittle, Stefan A.; Manchester, Steven R.; Smith, Una R..angiosperm
Bennettitales
Cretaceous
Paleoaster porosa
gymnosperm
Fossil
Black Hills
32006August 3rd 11:30 am555A/Convention CenterRevisiting the Argentinean monocotyledon fossil record
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Oral PaperGandolfo, Maria; Zamaloa, Maria; Caviglia, Nicolas.monocotyledons
Argentina
fossil record
32007August 3rd 11:45 am555A/Convention CenterTracking angiosperm molecular fossils: New results from analysis of basal living angiosperm clades
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Oral PaperTaylor, David W.; Zinniker, David ; McCorkle, Erin; Hu, Shusheng; Barbanti, Silvana M. ; Moldowan, J. Michael .biogeochemistry
biomarkers
Fossil
angiosperm
evolution

Wednesday, August 4th

Wednesday, August 4th, 10:30 am to 11:45 am · 556A/Convention Center
Session 54: Contributed Papers: Cenozoic Papers I
Presiding: Elizabeth J. Hermsen, Cornell University
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54001August 4th 10:30 am556A/Convention CenterNew angiosperm reproductive structures from the early Eocene Laguna del Hunco flora, Chubut Province, Argentina
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Oral PaperHermsen, Elizabeth J.; Gandolfo, Maria; Wilf, Peter; Cuneo, Nestor; Johnson, Kirk R.; Iglesias, Ari.Eocene
Argentina
angiosperm
Fossil
Chubut Province
Patagonia
54002August 4th 10:45 am556A/Convention CenterRethinking the tropical elements of the Eocene temperate forest: the Republic flora
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Oral PaperDeVore, Melanie L.; Pigg, Kathleen B..Republic flora
Eocene
tropical
Icacinaceae
Nelumboaceae
Melastomataceae
Theaceae
Musaceae
cycad
Bignoniaceae
54003August 4th 11:00 am556A/Convention CenterLast ginkgoalean record in South America
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Oral PaperCuneo, Nestor; Seoane, Liliana V.; Gandolfo, Maria; Wilf, Peter.Ginkgoales
South America
Eocene
systematics
extinction
54004August 4th 11:15 am556A/Convention CenterImproved paleobotanical techniques enhance the application of thin cuticle of Metasequoia fossils as a paleoclimatic proxy
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Oral PaperLeng, Qin; Wang, Li.Metasequoia
paleoclimate
cuticle
54005August 4th 11:30 am556A/Convention CenterThe evolution of Miocene climates in North China: preliminary results of quantitative reconstructions from plant fossil records
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Oral PaperLiu, (Christopher) Yusheng.Fossil
East Asian monsoon
Miocene
North China
quantitative paleoclimate reconstructions
Wednesday, August 4th, 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session 58: Contributed Papers: Cenozoic Papers II
Presiding: Lisa Boucher, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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58001August 4th 1:30 pm556A/Convention CenterPermineralized wood from the Tertiary of Madagascar
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Oral PaperBoucher, Lisa.wood anatomy
Tertiary
Madagascar
58002August 4th 1:45 pm556A/Convention CenterFagaceae from the Pliocene Citronelle Formation of Alabama
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Oral PaperAxsmith, Brian; Stults, Debra. Fagaceae
Fagus
Quercus
Castanea
Pliocene
58003August 4th 2:00 pm556A/Convention CenterFirst megafossil records of several plant taxa from the Pliocene Citronelle Formation of Alabama
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Oral PaperStults, Debra; Axsmith, Brian. Pliocene
Citronelle Formation
First records
58004August 4th 2:15 pm556A/Convention Center
Canceled
Molecular carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions from Cenozoic conifers: Physiological and paleoclimatic interpretations
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Oral PaperYang, Hong; Leng, Qin.stable isotope
fossils
paleoclimate
Conifers
Arctic
58005August 4th 2:30 pm556A/Convention CenterCharacterizing extant and fossil wood assemblages
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Oral PaperWoodcock, Deborah. fossil wood
vessel arrangement
vessel size distribution
ring-porous
Wednesday, August 4th, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session M29: Meeting: Paleobotanical Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Stefan A. Little, University of California Davis
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August 4th 3:30 pm556A/Convention CenterPaleobotanical Section Business Meeting
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