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SVP 66Th Annual Meeting October 18–21, 2006 Marriott Ottawa/ the Crowne Plaza Ottawa Ottawa, ON, Canada Ttawa Oontario, Canada Volume 25, Supplement to Number 3 7 September 2005 J0URNAL of VERTEBRATE PALE0NT0L0GY ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS SIXTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY MESA SOUTHWEST MUSEUM AND PHOENIX MARRIOTT MESA MESA, ARIZONA OCTOBER 19-22, 2005 SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY ISSN 0272-4634 PALEONTOLOGY SPECIMEN CABINETS For over forty years, Lane Science Equipment has been the name museums, universities and individual collectors trust most to protect their valuable specimens. 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SVP 66th Annual Meeting www.vertpaleo.org October 18–21, 2006 Marriott Ottawa/ The Crowne Plaza Ottawa Ottawa, ON, Canada ttawa OOntario, Canada THE SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY STAGE APACHE N ROOM MESA AMPHITHEATER SUPERSTITION BALLROOM S NAVAJO LOUNGE G F ARIZONA E BALLROOM R A D ESTAURANT B C ENTRANCE COURTYARD WOMEN'S BOARD CONFERENCE RESTROOM ROOM GAZEBO THEATRE MEN'S RESTROOM GARDEN Center FOUNTAIN STARLIGHT PALO VERDE III Parking Lot Parking FLAGSTAFF PALO VERDE II ROOM SEDONA Mesa Convention ROOM Lot East Parking PALO VERDE I HOTEL EXECUTIVE LOBBY RESTROOM FITNESS BOARDROOM BUSINESS CENTER CENTER CHOLLA I CHOLLA II SIRRINE SPA CRISMON POOL MESA ROOM POMEROY NE ROBSON MEZZANI MAIN HALL VOL. 25, SUPPLEMENT TO NUMBER 3 JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY ABSTRACTS SEPTEMBER 2005 JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY VOLUME 25, SUPPLEMENT TO NUMBER 3 September, 2005 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS SIXTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY MESA SOUTHWEST MUSEUM AND PHOENIX MARRIOTT MESA MESA, ARIZONA OCTOBER 19-22, 2005 HOST COMMITTEE: Robert McCord II (Chair), Gavin McCullough, Richard S. White, Jr., Brian Curtice, Randall L. Nydam, Douglas G. Wolfe, and Matthew Houle CONVENORS OF SYMPOSIA: Bruce MacFadden, Mark Terry, and Judy Scotchmoor; Matthew C. Mihlbachler, Florent Rivals, Gina Semprebon, and Nikos Solounias; Peter Reser and Gavin McCullough; Xiabo Yu and John Maisey; Paul M. Barrett and Tim Fedak PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Greg Buckley (Chair), Donald Prothero, David Froehlich, Eric Dewar, Mike Gottfried, Kristi Curry Rogers, F.R. O’Keefe, Jason Head, and J. David Archibald SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2005 SVP 2A © 2005 by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology JVP 25(3)September2005—ABSTRACTS PROGRAM AT A GLANCE 3A WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 2005 TECHNICAL SESSION I ARIZONA BALLROOM A-D MODERATORS: DAVID VARRICCHIO AND JASON ANDERSON 8:00 WELCOME 8:15 Steyer, J. S., Damiani, R., Sidor, C., Smith, R.M.H., O’Keefe, F. R., and Larsson, H. PERMIAN TEM- NOSPONDYLS FROM THE SAHARA SHOW EDOPOID COLONIZATION OF AFRICA 8:30 Anderson, J., and Bolt, J. A NEARLY COMPLETE AMPHIBAMID SKULL FROM RICHARDS SPUR, OKLA- HOMA, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPRETATION OF DENTAL CHARACTERS RELATED TO THE ORIGIN OF MODERN AMPHIBIANS 8:45 Meredith, R., Case, J., and Martin, J. NEW FROG MATERIAL FROM THE OLIGO-MIOCENE ETADUNNA FORMATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 9:00 Tanner, L., Lucas, S., and Zeigler, K. TETRAPOD EVOLUTION AND ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN IN THE LATE TRIASSIC 9:15 Smith, K. BETA DIVERSITY IN ANCIENT AND MODERN BIOTAS 9:30 Roberts, E. TAPHONOMY OF WET ALLUVIAL SYSTEMS: A CASE EXAMPLE FROM THE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN OF UTAH 9:45 Varricchio, D., Jackson, F., Scherzeer, B., and Shelton, J. DON’T HAVE A COW, MAN! IT’S ONLY ACTUALIS- TIC TAPHONOMY ON THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER OF MONTANA SVP, EVOLUTION AND SOCIETY ARIZONA BALLROOM A-D CONVENORS: BRUCE MACFADDEN, JUDY SCOTCHMOOR AND MARK TERRY 10:15 Dodson, P. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT—WHAT PALEONTOLOGISTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RELIGION 10:30 Godfrey, S., and Smith, C. THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE THROUGH THE EYES OF THE BIBLE: A PERSONAL PILGRIMAGE FROM A YOUNG-EARTH “SCIENTIFIC CREATIONIST” POSITION 10:45 Terry, M. EVOLUTION EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF THE WEDGE 11:00 Vlamis, T. BLEEDING KANSAS IN THE EVOLUTION DEBATE 11:15 Jacobs, L. TEACHING EVOLUTION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL 11:30 Sampson, S. EVOLITERACY: ESTABLISHING THE EDUCATIONAL RELEVANCY OF EVOLUTION THROUGH CONNECTIONS WITH ECOLOGY AND THE WEB OF LIFE 11:45 MacFadden, B., and Dunckel, B. COMMUNICATING EVOLUTION THROUGH NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EXHIBITS AND RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMS 12:00 Scotchmoor, J., Thanukos, A., Caldwell, R., and Lindberg, D. CASE STUDIES: A NEW VENUE FOR SHARING EVOLUTION RESEARCH WITH A BROADER AUDIENCE POSTERS ASSOCIATED WITH SVP, EVOLUTION AND SOCIETY Booth 1. Gaboardi, M. UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: EVOLUTION THROUGH EXPLORATION IN K-12 CLASSROOMS 2. Edmunds, B., Ruedas, L., Cummings, M., and Lindsay, T. BRINGING TO LIFE THE LIFE OF THE PAST: TAC- TILE, MODELING, AND ON-SITE EXTENSIONS FOR STUDENT APPREHENSION OF ABSTRACT CONCEPTS OF CHANGE THROUGH TIME, DEEP TIME, AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE ON EARTH 3. Lindsay, T., Shaw, B., Ruedas, L., and Cummings, M. LIGERS AND GRIFFINS AND MULES, OH, MY!: MIS- UNDERSTANDING / MISPREPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF “THEORY” AS BEING UNCLEAR AND UNFINISHED IN AN ATTEMPT TO HYBRIDIZE THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY BY MODELING SPIRITUAL BELIEFS WITH SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES 4A © 2005 by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology TECHNICAL SESSION II ARIZONA BALLROOM E-G MODERATORS: ROBIN WHATLEY AND RANDALL NYDAM 8:15 Sadleir, R., and Chapman, R. THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF TOOTH SHAPE VARIATION IN CAR- NIVOROUS REPTILES: THEROETICAL MORPHOSPACE AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELS 8:30 Sullivan, C. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE TARSUS IN CRUROTARSAN AND PROTEROCHAMPSID ARCHOSAURS 8:45 Salisbury, S., and Frey, E. GASTROPUBIC RECOIL ASPIRATION IN CROCODILIANS AND EARLY ARCHOSAURS 9:00 Whatley, R. PHYLOGENY OF THE RHYNCHOSAURIA 9:15 Wang, X., Kellner, A., Zhou, Z., and Campos, D. A CTENOCHASMATID FLYING REPTILE (ARCHAEOPTERODACTYLOIDEA, PTEROSAURIA) FROM THE LIAONING DEPOSITS, LOWER CRETA- CEOUS, CHINA 9:30 Kellner, A., Line, S., Campos, D., Gobbo-Rodrigues, S., and Sayao, J. NEW EXTREMELY WELL PRESERVED PTEROSAUR SOFT TISSUE FROM THE ARARIPE BASIN (BRAZIL) AND DISCUSSION OF THE PTEROSAUR WING MEMBRANE 9:45 Andres, B., and Clark, J. JURASSIC PTEROSAURS FROM XINJIANG, CHINA: THE EARLIEST PTERO- DACTYLOID AND THE ORIGINS OF THE GROUP 10:00 BREAK 10:15 Tsuji, L., and Reisz, R. PARAREPTILIAN PHYLOGENY IN LIGHT OF THE POSTCRANIAL ANATOMY OF MACROLETER (AMNIOTA: REPTILIA) FROM THE UPPER PERMIAN OF RUSSIA 10:30 Germain, D., and Laurin, M. MICROANATOMY OF THE RADIUS AND LIFESTYLE IN AMNIOTES 10:45 Georgi, J., and Sipla, J. SEMICIRCULAR CANAL SHAPE IN SECONDARILY AQUATIC NON-SYNAPSID AMNIOTES: TRACKING MAJOR TRANSITIONS IN LOCOMOTION 11:00 Maddin, H., Evand, D., and Reisz, R. A LARGE VARANODONTINE VARANOPID (SYNAPSIDA: EUPELY- COSAURIA) FROM RICHARDS SPUR, OKLAHOMA 11:15 Mueller, J., and Reisz, R. THE PHYLOGENY OF THE EARLY EUREPTILIA (AMNIOTA, REPTILIA) 11:30 D’Amore, D. FEEDING IN THE KOMODO DRAGON, VARANUS KOMODOENSIS: TAPHONOMIC AND FUNC- TIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF ZIPHODONT DENTITION 11:45 Nydam, R., and Fitzpatrick, B. LACERTILIA FROM THE TURONIAN OF SOUTHERN UTAH 12:00 Bloch, J., Cadena, E., Herrera, F., Wing, S., and Jaramillo, C. PALEOCENE VERTEBRATES FROM THE CER- REJON FORMATION, GUAJIRA PENINSULA, NORTHEASTERN COLOMBIA 12:15 Chapman, R., Deck, L., Andersen, A., Petersen, C., and Schlader, R. PROTOCOLS FOR THE THREE-DIMEN- SIONAL DIGITIZING OF SPECIMENS FOR RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND SPECIMEN ARCHIVING TECHNICAL SESSION III PALO VERDE BALLROOM MODERATORS: MARK UHEN AND H. TODD WHEELER 8:15 Rinaldi, C., Cole III, T., and Nievergelt, Y. A 3-D METHOD FOR THEORETICAL MODELING AND MORPHO- METRIC COMPARISON OF HELICAL FORM OF RODENT INCISORS 8:30 Burger, B., Eberle, J., and Honey, J. MAMMALIAN FAUNAL CHANGE IN THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY SPANNING DEBEQUE FORMATION, NORTHERN PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, WESTERN COL- ORADO: PRELIMINARY STUDY OF FOSSIL UNGULATES 8:45 Racicot, R., and Berta, A. MORPHOLOGICAL DETAILS OF THE PTERYGOID SINUS IN EXTANT AND EXTINCT PORPOISES (CETACEA: PHOCOENIDAE) REVEALED BY CT DATA 9:00 Pyenson, N. MAXILLA AND MANIDIBLE: TOOTH COUNTS, TELESCOPING, AND DENTAL EVOLUTION IN NEOCETI 9:15 Uhen, M. A NEW XENOROPHUS-LIKE ODONTOCETE CETACEAN FROM THE OLIGOCENE OF NORTH CAROLINA 9:30 Terry, R. RAPTORS, RODENTS, AND PALEOECOLOGY: THE PERSISTENCE OF SKELETAL DAMAGE PAT- TERNS IN THE HOLOCENE FOSSIL RECORD JVP 25(3) September 2005—ABSTRACTS 5A 9:45 Muldoon, K., and Simons, E. NEW LATE HOLOCENE MICROMAMMALS FROM ANKILITELO CAVE, SW MADAGASCAR 10:00 BREAK 10:15 Ekdale, E. ONTOGENY OF THE INNER EAR OF MAMMALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PHYLOGENETIC ASSESSMENT OF FOSSILS 10:30 Akersten, W. THE ROLE OF INCISORS AND FORELIMBS IN THE SHEAR BITE AND FEEDING OF SMILODON 10:45 Finarelli, J., and Flynn, J. ESTIMATING BRAIN SIZE IN FOSSIL CARNIVORANS USING EXTERNAL SKULL MEASURES 11:00 Fox-Dobbs, K., Peterson, R., and Koch, P. DETERMINING ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS FOR CARNIVORES: A CASE STUDY AT ISLE ROYALE 11:15 Ruez, Jr., D. STRATIGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE CARNIVORAN ASSEMBLAGE AT HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, IDAHO, AND THE CONNECTION TO PALEOECOLOGY 11:30 Wang, X., Whistler, D., and Takeuchi, G. A NEW SPECIES OF MARTINOGALE (CARNIVORA, MEPHITINAE) FROM THE DOVE SPRING FORMATION (UPPER MIOCENE) OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAAND ITS IMPLI- CATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF NEW WORLD SKUNKS 11:45 Wheeler, H. T., and Jefferson, G. TABULATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF LIMB PROPORTIONS OF PAN- THERA ATROX FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF NORTH AMERICA 12:00 Gabriel, S., and Polly, P. D. MONOPHYLY, DICHOTOMY OR NEITHER: INVESTIGATING ‘LIPOTYPHLAN’ PHYLOGENY USING GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS 12:15 Holroyd, P., and Strait, S. NEW GEOLABIDID LIPOTYPHLANS AND BODY MASS DISTRIBUTION OF “INSECTIVORAN-GRADE” MAMMALS IN THE EARLY EOCENE OF WYOMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 19, 2005 TECHNICAL SESSION IV ARIZONA BALLROOM A-D MODERATORS: F.
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