CONTENTS Venue Information ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Maps ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 General Information ................................................................................................................................. 5 Participants ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Program....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Abstracts ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Planetary Boundaries: Biological diversity & biotic change 1 ................................................................. 19 Biogeochemical consequences of ecological changes during climate events and transitions ............... 25 Unravelling tectonic and climatic controls on sedimentary and geochemical records .......................... 30 Planetary Boundaries: Earth surface change .......................................................................................... 36 Biological responses to climate events and transitions .......................................................................... 42 Planetary Boundaries: Biological diversity & biotic change 2 ................................................................. 47 Advances in paleo-proxies: Mechanisms, interpretations, and uncertainty .......................................... 53 Tempo, interaction, and sensitivity of Earth system change across timescales ..................................... 59 Planetary Boundaries: Biogeochemical flows and thresholds ................................................................ 66 General session ....................................................................................................................................... 72 Early Cenozoic pCO2: Reconciling proxies and models ........................................................................... 78 Posters: Earth Surface ............................................................................................................................. 85 Posters: Biogeochemistry ..................................................................................................................... 104 Posters: Paleobiology ............................................................................................................................ 114 Posters: Paleoclimate ............................................................................................................................ 133 Sponsors .................................................................................................................................................... 147 CBEP 2017 2 VENUE INFORMATION Maps CBEP 2017 3 The Cliff Lodge CBEP 2017 4 General Information Contact Info Pete Lippert Gabe Bowen [email protected] [email protected] mobile: 1-831-247-6767 mobile: 1-765-337-3704 Snowbird Front Desk – 1-800-232-9542 Location The Cliff Lodge at Snowbird Resort Registration Lobby outside The Primrose Room, Level C Icebreaker The Primrose Room, Level C Talks Ballroom 3, Level B Posters The Primrose Room, Level B Lunches The Primrose Room, Level B Breaks The Primrose Room, Level B Wednesday Banquet The Golden Cliff Room, Level C Farewell Social The Primrose Room, Level B Web Access You should have wifi access in your rooms. In the ballrooms, you will need to login to our meeting network: Network name: CBEP 2017 Password: snowbird17 Recreation Your rooms at Snowbird include free access to the fitness room, pool, and hot tubs, and yoga classes. Your reservation also includes a 50% discount to access to The Cliff Spa and a 20% discount on select spa treatments (you must show your hotel registration card at Spa check-in). Visit www.snowbird.com/cliff-spa for more details. Be sure to check out all of the summer activities available to you at the Resort during your stay (see www.snowbird.com/summer), including hiking and trail running, climbing, alpine slides, mountain biking (you can rent bikes), and tram rides. Weather Visit www.snowbird.com/mountain-report for updated information about weather, lift activity, and road conditions on the mountain. CBEP 2017 5 Meals Breakfast A light breakfast will be served for 45 minutes prior to the start of each morning session. This consists of breakfast sandwiches, yogurt and fruit, pastry-like items, juice, and hot drinks. If you prefer a heartier breakfast, then try one of the following options (see also www.snowbird.com/dining): The Forklift (7:30 AM - 2:30 PM) – Snowbird Center, Plaza Deck The Atrium (7 AM – 10:30 AM) – The Atrium, The Cliff Lodge, Level B (i.e., right next to our meeting rooms) Baked & Brewed Café (8 AM – 5 PM) – Snowbird Center, Level 2 General Gritts (8 AM – 8 PM) – Snowbird Center, Level 2 Lunch A full buffet lunch will be served in the Primrose Room each day as part of the meeting. Dinner Organized group dinners have not been pre-arranged, except for the Oktoberfest Banquet Wednesday evening the Golden Cliff Room. Choices on-site include (see also www.snowbird.com/dining): The Aerie – modern American gastropub focusing on local, seasonal, and organic ingredients. 5 – 9 PM – The Cliff Lodge, Level 10 Steak Pit – prime steaks, fresh seafood, and an extensive wine list. 6 – 9 PM – Snowbird Center, Level 1 El Chanate – Snowbird’s Mexican restaurant and tequila bar. 11 AM – 9 PM – The Cliff Lodge, Level A The Lodge Bistro – French/American cuisine 5 – 9 PM, Thursday- Sunday only. The Lodge at Snowbird Tram Car Pizza – handmade pizza and hot sandwiches 11 AM – 8 PM – Snowbird Center, Level 2 There are several off-site options within walking distance just up the road in the little town of Alta, too. Bars/Aprés The Resort has several places to gather with an adult beverage. The Aerie – (gastropub) 5 – 9 PM – The Cliff Lodge, Level 10 The Forklift – 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM –Snowbird Center, Plaza Deck El Chanate – (tequila bar) – 11:30 AM – 9 PM – The Cliff Lodge, Level A The Lodge Bistro (wine) – 5 – 9 PM, Thursday-Sunday only – The Lodge at Snowbird, Pool Level The Tram Club (sports bar) – 11:30 AM – 11 PM – Snowbird Center, Level 1 CBEP 2017 6 CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS Organizing Committee for CBEP 2017 Jon Bloch – Florida Museum of Natural History Steve Bohaty – University of Southampton Gabe Bowen – University of Utah Will Clyde – University of New Hampshire Jerry Dickens – Rice University Aaron Diefendorf – University of Cincinnati Guillaume Dupont-Nivet – Potsdam University Majie Fan – University of Texas, Arlington David Greenwood – Brandon University Jorijntje Henderiks – Uppsala University Chris Hollis – GNS New Zealand Matthew Huber – Purdue University Celli Hull – Yale University Pete Lippert – University of Utah Valeria Luciani – University of Ferrara Francesca McInerney – University of Adelaide Dick Norris – Scripps Institute of Oceanography Jörg Pross – University of Heidelberg Andy Ridgwell – University of California, Riverside Brian Romans – Virginia Tech Bridget Wade – University College London Thomas Westerhold – University of Bremen Scott Wing – Smithsonian Institution Jim Zachos – University of California, Santa Cruz Local Organizers Gabe Bowen – University of Utah Pete Lippert – University of Utah Field Trip Organizers 1-Day Field Trip Fossil lake deposits of the Green River Formation: Not all fish are preserved equally Arvid Aase – Fossil Butte National Monument Pete Lippert – University of Utah 2-Day Field Trip – Late Cretaceous to Eocene tectonic, climatic, and biotic change in central Utah Lauren Birgenheier – University of Utah Gabe Bowen – University of Utah CBEP 2017 7 PARTICIPANTS NAME AFFILIATION EMAIL Arvid Aase Fossil Butte National Monument [email protected] R. Paul M. Acosta Purdue University [email protected] Adam Aleksinski University of California Riverside [email protected] Sarah A. Alvarez University of Bristol [email protected] Allison A. Baczynski Pennsylvania State University [email protected] Edward A. Ballaron University of California Santa Cruz [email protected] Richard Barclay Smithsonian Institution [email protected] Charlotte Beasley University of Exeter [email protected] Stefano M. Bernasconi ETH Zürich [email protected] Rehemat Bhatia University College London [email protected] Lauren Birgenheier University of Utah [email protected] Jonathan I. Bloch University of Florida [email protected] Steven M. Bohaty University of Southampton [email protected] Gabriel J. Bowen University of Utah [email protected] Timothy Bralower Pennsylvania State University [email protected] Anieke Brombacher University of Southampton [email protected] Rials V. Christensen U.S. Geological Survey [email protected] Mark Clementz University of Wyoming [email protected] William Clyde University of New Hampshire [email protected] Stephen Cossey Cossey and Associates, Inc. [email protected] Helen K. Coxall Stockholm University [email protected] Ellen Currano University of Wyoming [email protected] Marieke Dechesne U.S. Geological Survey [email protected] Aaron Diefendorf University of