Volume 28, Supplement to Number 4 XX September 2008 JournalVP of Vertebrate Paleontology JProgram and Abstracts th Annual68 Meeting Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Cleveland Museum of Natural History Case Western Reserve University Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Cleveland, Ohio USA October 15-18, 2008 09Save the Date! The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology www.vertpaleo.org SVP 69th Annual Meeting September 23-26, 2009 University of Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY VOLUME 28, SUPPLEMENT TO NUMBER 3 September 2008 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS SIXTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE CLEVELAND HOTEL CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA OCTOBER 15-18, 2008 HOST COMMITTEE Darin Croft, Chair; Michael J. Ryan, Vice-Chair; Glenda Bogar, Marie Graf, Michael Grenier, Dick Heislman, Bill Lynerd, Kate Pierce, Patricia Princehouse, Scott Simpson EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Catherine Badgley, President; Blaire VanValkenburgh, Vice-President; Annalisa Berta, Past-President; Christopher A. Brochu, Secretary; Ted Vlamis, Treasurer; Ana Baez, Member-at-Large; Michael Gottfried, Member-at-Large; P. David Polly, Member-at-Large SYMPOSIUM CONVENORS Phil Anderson, Gloria Arratia, Michael Coates, Matt Friedman, Terry Grande, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Grant Hurlburt, Mary Silcox, Scott Simpson PROGRAM COMMITTEE Jason Head, Chair; Jonathan Bloch, Matthew Carrano, Kristi Curry Rogers, Ted Daeschler, David Fox, Nadia Fröbisch, Anjali Goswami, Michael Gottfried, F. Robin O’Keefe, Emily Rayfield, William Sanders, Rebecca Terry, Jessica Theodor SVP 69th Annual Meeting September 23-26, 2009 University of Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom JVP 28(3) September 2008—ABSTRACTS 1A Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (five miles south of the conference hotel) www.clemezoo.com The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is amidst 165 wood acres. Favorite exhibits include the African elephants, the “Wolf Wilderness” exhibit and the latest addition, the “Australian Adventure”, a two acre, enclosed rain forest. Welcome to Cleveland! October 15–18, 2008 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE University Circle is the cultural and intellectual center of Greater Cleveland and is located approximately five miles from he Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and hosts the conference hotel; it can be accessed easily by can or pubic T of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History transportation. University Circle, Inc. has its own Web site with and Case Western Reserve University welcome you current activities and insights into associated institutions, etc. www.universitycircle.org/content to Cleveland for the SVP 68th Annual Meeting. While here, we hope you take advantage of the outstanding Cleveland Botanical Garden educational, networking and social events and also www.cbgarden.org The Cleveland Botanical Garden features several outdoor gardens make time to enjoy some of the many activities the plus a spectacular 18,000 square foot glass house. city has to offer. Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org One of the Unites States’ most important art museums, the Cleveland Museum of Art is the only major museum in the country CLEVELAND MUSEUMS to still offer free admission to its permanent collection. Western Reserve Historical Society (including the Crawford Downtown Auto-Aviation Museum) www.wrhs.org The Western Reserve Historical Society is actually two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame museums—the History Museum and the Crawford Auto-Aviation (about one mile north of the conference hotel) Museum. The History Museum consists of two gracious, late www.rockhall.com 19th century mansions and extensive exhibits on the settlement Filled memorabilia, this museum is a must-see for any popular of Cleveland and the surrounding Western Reserve. The Auto- music fan. Aviation Museum showcases 200 classic automobiles, among them 80 cars that originated in Cleveland. Great Lakes Science Center (about one mile north of conference hotel) www.greatscience.com The Great Lakes Science Center invites visitors of all ages to FURTHER OUT Cuyahoga Valley National Park “learn by doing” with their 400 hands-on exhibits. There is also (about 25 miles south of downtown) an adjacent OMNI-MAX theatre. www.nps.gov/cuva The scenic area offers history, hiking, bicycling and winter sports. SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN Holden Arborteum (about 30 miles northeast of downtown in A Christmas Story House Kirkland, Ohio) (two miles south of conference hotel) www.holdenarb.org www.achristmasstoryhouse.com The Holden Arborteum is a 3,000 acre showplace for indigenous You’ve seen the movie, now visit the house! Directly across the Ohio plants, flowers, trees and wildlife. street from the house is the official A Christmas Story House Museum. 2A © 2008 by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Phil Fraley Productions, Inc. is proud to support the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology as a Gold Sponsor of the 68th Annual SVP Convention. JVP 28(3) September 2008—ABSTRACTS 3A 2008 SVP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change) 4A Event/ Functions Tuesday, October 14 Wednesday, October 15 Thursday, October 16 Friday, October 17 Saturday, October 18 4 pm – 7 pm Registration/ 7 am – 5 pm 7 am – 5 pm 8 am – 5 pm 8 am – 5 pm Membership Coat Room, Mezzanine Coat Room, Mezzanine Level Coat Room, Mezzanine Level Coat Room, Mezzanine Level Coat Room, Mezzanine Level Desk Level Plenary 8 am – 8:15 am Session/ Welcome Grand Ballroom 8 am – 10 pm 8 am – 12:15 pm 8:15 am – 12:30 pm 8 am – 12:15 pm Symposium: Early Hominid Evolutionary Symposium: Fossils and Symposium: The Cleveland Shale and Symposium: New Directions in the Study of Tempo and Mode Between 3 Ma and the Evolutionary Patterns of Symposium Beyond: Early Vertebrate Form, Function and Fossil Endocasts: a Symposium in Honour of 4.5 Ma Ostariophysans, One of the Largest Phylogeny Harry J. Jerison Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Vertebrate Clades Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level A.S. Romer 8 am – 12:15 pm Prize Presentations Grand Ballroom Preparators’ 8 am – 12:15 pm Session Gold Room 8:15 am – 12:30 pm 8 am – 12:15 pm 8 am – 12:15 pm Technical Technical Session I Technical Session X Technical Session XVI Session Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom 8:15 am – 12:30 pm 8 am – 12:15 pm 8 am – 12:15 pm Technical Technical Session XI Technical Session XVII Session Technical Session II Gold Room Gold Room Gold Room 1:45 pm – 4:15 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm 10:15 pm – 12:15 pm 1:45 pm – 4:15 pm Technical Technical Session III Technical Session VI Technical Session XII Technical Session XVIII Session Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level 1:45 pm – 4:15 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm 1:45 pm – 4 pm Technical Technical Session IV Technical Session VII Technical Session XIII Technical Session XIX Session © 2008 by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Vertebrate © 2008 bytheSociety of Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom A Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Grand Ballroom 1:45 pm – 4:15 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm 1:45 pm – 4:15 pm Technical Technical Session V Technical Session VIII Technical Session XIV Session Technical Session XX Gold Room Gold Room Gold Room Gold Room 1:30 pm – 4 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm Technical Technical Session IX Technical Session XV Session Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom B 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm 1 pm – 4 pm Communicating with the Media - Making Your Digital Media Basics for Publication Seminar Introduction to Basic Casting Point in the Popular Press Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level 8:30 am – 4 pm and Molding Techniques Halle Room, Conf. Level Workshop Educators’ Workshop CMNH 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm CMNH Workshops/ 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm Educational SVP Town Meeting on Evolution VI Evolution Education Workshop Events 7 pm – 8 pm Grand Ballroom 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm Case Room, Conf. Level Special Lecture by Neil Climate Change Forum Shubin (CMNH sponsored Grand Ballroom event) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm CMNH Women in Paleontology Luncheon Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level 2008 SVP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change) JVP 28(3) September2008—ABSTRACTS JVP Event/ Functions Tuesday, October 14 Wednesday, October 15 Thursday, October 16 Friday, October 17 Saturday, October 18 5 pm – 6 pm Workshops/ 7:30 pm – 9 pm Educational Current Funding Trends and Future Research Franz Lanting: Life: A Journey Through Time Events Prospects for Paleobiology by Ray Brenor Grand Ballroom Continued Grand Ballroom 7:30 am – 9:30 am 7:30 am – 9:30 am 7:30 am – 9:30 am 7:30 am – 9:30 am Poster Set-up Poster IV Set-up Poster Session I Set-up Poster Session II Set-up Poster Session III Set-up Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 9:30 am – 6 pm 9:30 am – 6:15 pm 9:30 am – 6 pm 9:30 am – 6:15 pm Poster Viewing Poster Session II Viewing Poster Session I Viewing Poster Session III Viewing Poster Session IV Viewing Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall (Colbert Award Competition) Exhibit/Poster 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm 4 pm – 6 pm 4 pm – 6 pm 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm Reception Exhibit Hall/Whitehall Room Exhibit Hall/Whitehall Room Exhibit Hall/Whitehall Room Exhibit Hall Exhibit 2 pm – 6:15 pm 9:30 am – 6 pm 9:30 am – 6 pm 9:30 am – 1 pm Viewing Whitehall Room Whitehall Room Whitehall Room Whitehall Room Annual Business Meeting/Open 5 pm – 6 pm 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Executive Annual Business Meeting Open Executive Committee Meeting Committee Grand Ballroom Ambassador Ballroom, Lobby Level Meeting