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Monday, July 28th

Monday, July 28th, 8:30 am to 10:00 am · 169/Law
Session 7: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Isabel Cookson Award I
Presiding: Steven R. Manchester, Florida Museum of Natural History
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7001July 28th 8:30 am169/LawXenotheca” and Pseudosporogonites: two Belgian acupulate seeds?
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Oral PaperPrestianni, Cyrille; Hilton, Jason; Gerrienne, Philippe.ovule
Seed
Devonian
acupulate
Belgium
Britain
7002July 28th 8:45 am169/LawRoot of despair? Experimenting on outgroup selection in lignophyte phylogeny
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Oral PaperSeyfullah, Leyla J.; Hilton, Jason; Bateman, Richard M..Seed plant
outgroup selection
character polarity
7003July 28th 9:00 am169/LawGlossopterid reproductive structures from the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica
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Oral PaperRyberg, Patricia E.; Taylor, Edith L..glossopterids
Permian
Antarctica
reproductive structures
7004July 28th 9:15 am169/LawCallistophytalean pteridosperms from the Permian of China
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Oral PaperSeyfullah, Leyla J.; Hilton, Jason; Galtier, Jean.Permian
China
Callistophytalean
pteridosperm
7005July 28th 9:30 am169/LawSecondary vascular anatomy of Vertebraria (Glossopteridales) roots from the Permian of Antarctica
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Oral PaperDecombeix, Anne-Laure; Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N..Permian
Antarctica
Glossopteridales
Vertebraria
roots
7006July 28th 9:45 am169/LawFossil Root Nodules Containing Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from the Triassic of Antarctica
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Oral PaperSchwendemann, Andrew B.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Taylor, Edith L..mycorrhizal fungi
root nodule
Fossil
Triassic
Conifer
July 28th 10:00 am169/LawBreak
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Monday, July 28th, 10:15 am to 11:30 am · 169/Law
Session 13: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Isabel Cookson Award II
Presiding: Rudolph Serbet, University of Kansas
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13001July 28th 10:15 am169/LawAnatomy of an Upper Cretaceous bennettitalean stem
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Oral PaperJud, Nathan A.; Rothwell, Gar W.; Stockey, Ruth A..Fossil
Upper Cretaceous
Bennettitales
plant-herbivore interactions
stem anatomy
13002July 28th 10:30 am169/LawFossil Conifers from the Upatoi Creek (Late Cretaceous) of Georgia, USA
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Oral PaperLeslie, Andrew; Herendeen, Patrick S.; Crane, Peter.mesofossil
pollen cone
Conifer
13003July 28th 10:45 am169/LawComparative analyses of modern and fossil seeds of Vitaceae
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Oral PaperChen, Iju; Manchester, Steven R..Vitaceae
fossils
Seed
Tertiary
Eocene
13004July 28th 11:00 am169/LawNew fagaceous fruits from the Eocene of western North America
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Oral PaperMindell, Randal; Stockey, Ruth A.; Beard, Graham.Appian Way
Castaneoideae
Ceratophyllum
Eocene
Fagaceae
Fossil
Monday, July 28th, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm · Ball Room & Party Room/SUB
Session P: Contributed Posters: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Posters
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PPB001Jul 28, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Jul 29, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Ball Room & Party Room/SUBNew perspectives on the Late Cretaceous Big Cedar Ridge flora, Wyoming
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionStrömberg, Caroline A. E.; Wing, Scott L.; Hickey, L. J.; Morey, Amy.Maastrichtian
Cretaceous
paleoecology
early angiosperms
Wyoming
leaf morphology
PPB002Jul 28, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Jul 29, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Ball Room & Party Room/SUBInsideWood: a web-accessible resource for dicot wood anatomy
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionWheeler, E.A.; Rodgers, Shirley; Kells, Cristyn; Brown, K.R..wood anatomy
fossil wood
Digital images
wood identification
PPB003Jul 28, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Jul 29, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Ball Room & Party Room/SUBAerodynamic Characteristics of Saccate Pollen
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Poster: Paleobotanical SectionColletti, Alex; Clemente, Matthew; Caden, Andrew; Anderson, Sean; Cheetham, Matthew; O’Connell, Dennis; Grega, Lisa; Thatcher, Scott L.; Osborn, Jeffrey M..anemophily
computational model
Conifer
drag coefficient
fluid dynamics
Fossil
mathematical model
fluid mechanics
pollen
pollen morphology
Reynolds number
seed ferns
wind pollination
pollination
Monday, July 28th, 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm · Room 4/Woodward
Session S4: Symposium: Understanding plant evolution: morphology to molecules
Presiding: Amy Litt, New York Botanical Garden
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July 28th 1:30 pmRoom 4/WoodwardIntroduction
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S4001July 28th 1:45 pmRoom 4/WoodwardRescuing Robert Brown: from gymno-ovuly to angio-ovuly
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Symposium or Colloquium PresentationTomlinson, P. Barry.Robert Brown
S4002July 28th 2:15 pmRoom 4/WoodwardThe immense diversity of floral monosymmetry and asymmetry across angiosperms
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Symposium or Colloquium PresentationEndress, Peter K..Monosymmetry
Asymmetry
Angiosperm flowers
Inflorescences
homology
evolution
S4003July 28th 2:45 pmRoom 4/WoodwardPlant Fossils as blank slates and blank checks.
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Symposium or Colloquium PresentationRothwell, Gar W.; Nixon, Kevin.fossils
homology
verificationist
July 28th 3:15 pmRoom 4/WoodwardBreak
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S4004July 28th 3:45 pmRoom 4/WoodwardNew insights into the evolution of morphology, ontogeny, and biology of the flowers in the spiderwort and dayflower family, Commelinaceae
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Symposium or Colloquium PresentationHardy, Christopher R..Commelinaceae
Floral development
Commelina
buzz pollination
pollinator deception
S4005July 28th 4:15 pmRoom 4/WoodwardCycads in the gymnosperm tree of life
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Symposium or Colloquium PresentationLittle, Damon; Deutsch, Joan; Dutton, Ashley; Margheim, Stephanie; Peery, Rhiannon; Raubeson, Linda A.; Stevenson, Dennis Wm..Cycadales
phylogeny
S4006July 28th 4:45 pmRoom 4/WoodwardFunctional evolution of the APETALA1/FRUITFULL gene lineage: a molecular approach to understanding morphological evolution
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Symposium or Colloquium PresentationLitt, Amy; Mohamed, Abeer; Pabon Mora, Natalia; Nowogrodzki, Anna.euAP1
euFUL
FUL-like
core eudicot
poppy
Flower development
July 28th 5:15 pmRoom 4/WoodwardConcluding remarks
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Monday, July 28th, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm · 169/Law
Session 17: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Isabel Cookson Award III
Presiding: Peter Wilf, Pennsylvania State University
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17001July 28th 1:30 pm169/LawRosaceous flowers resembling Prunus from the Eocene Republic flora of eastern Washington State, USA.
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Oral PaperBenedict, John C.; DeVore, Melanie L.; Pigg, Kathleen B..Republic flora
Eocene
Rosaceae
Prunus
fossil flowers
17002July 28th 1:45 pm169/LawForest dynamics, climate, and disturbance in the greenhouse world of the early Eocene: evidence from the Okanagan Highlands, British Columbia
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Oral PaperSmith, Robin; Basinger, James; Greenwood, David.Okanagan Highlands
Early Eocene Climatic Optimum
leaf physiognomy
paleoclimate
paleobotany
17003July 28th 2:00 pm169/LawAquatic plants from the Eocene Republic locality, eastern Washington State, USA
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Oral PaperTaylor, Witt; Pigg, Kathleen B.; DeVore, Melanie L..Republic flora
Eocene
Aquatic plants
Okanogan Highlands
Nymphaeaceae
Nelumbo
July 28th 2:30 pm169/LawBreak
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Monday, July 28th, 2:45 pm to 4:30 pm · 169/Law
Session 25: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Paleozoic
Presiding: Wilson A. Taylor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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25001July 28th 2:45 pm169/LawAssessing morphological variation and taxonomy from a collection of Early Devonian Psilophyton, Gaspê
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Oral PaperGensel, Patricia G.; Fetter, Karl C..Psilophyton
Early Devonian
Canada
morphological variation
25002July 28th 3:00 pm169/LawSporoderm ultrastructure in the Devonian lycopsid Leclercqia
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Oral PaperTaylor, Wilson A.; Gensel, Patricia G.; Wellman, Charles H..Devonian
Leclercqia
lycopsid
spore
ultrastructure
25003July 28th 3:15 pm169/LawBored fungi: Prototaxites-arthropod interactions during the Devonian
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Oral PaperWu, Wenying; Labandeira, Conrad C.; Hotton, Carol L.; Stein Jr, William.Prototaxites
Arthropod
Borings Structure
Devonian
Monday, July 28th, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm · Sage/Sage
Session BQ1: Banquet: Paleobotanical Society Banquet
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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July 28th 6:30 pmSage/SagePaleobotanical Society Banquet
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Tuesday, July 29th

Tuesday, July 29th, 9:00 am to 10:00 am · 102/Law
Session 37: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Mesozoic I
Presiding: E. J. Hermsen, University of Kansas
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37001July 29th 9:00 am102/LawA remarkable Late Triassic plant assemblage from northern China
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Oral PaperAxsmith, Brian; Fraser, Nicholas; Zan, Shuqin.Mesozoic
seed ferns
Triassic
37002July 29th 9:15 am102/LawThe origin of modern conifer families; evidence from anatomically preserved Jurassic seed cones
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Oral PaperMapes, Gene; Rothwell, Gar W.; Stockey, Ruth A.; Hilton, Jason.Jurassic
Conifer seed cone
anatomy
Conifer phylogeny
seed plant phylogeny
37003July 29th 9:30 am102/LawIs the anthophyte hypothesis alive and well? New evidence from bennettitalean seeds and cones
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Oral PaperRothwell, Gar W.; Crepet, William; Stockey, Ruth A..Anthophyte Hypothesis
Bennettitalean cones
Benettitalean seeds
seed plant phylogeny
July 29th 10:00 am102/LawBreak
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Tuesday, July 29th, 10:15 am to 11:15 am · 102/Law
Session 41: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Mesozoic II
Presiding: William Crepet, Cornell University
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41001July 29th 10:15 am102/LawChaoyangia: A monoecious pioneer angiosperm from Liaoning, China
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Oral PaperWang, Xin.Chaoyangia
early angiosperm
early Cretaceous
flower evolution
41002July 29th 10:30 am102/LawCeratophyllum from southern Alberta, Canada: extending the geologic range of an extant group.
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Oral PaperSerbet, Rudolph; Taylor, Thomas N.; Taylor, Edith L..Ceratophyllum
Cretaceous
Silicified
Alberta
41003July 29th 10:45 am102/LawThe earliest flower with perianth
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Oral PaperWang, Xin; Zheng, Shaolin.flower evolution
early Cretaceous
early angiosperms
Caloanthus
41004July 29th 11:00 am102/LawDarwin’s Second Abominable Mystery: Why are there so many Angiosperm Species?
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Oral PaperCrepet, William; Niklas, Karl J..diversification
angiosperm
floral
Tuesday, July 29th, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm · 102/Law
Session 42: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Cenozoic I
Presiding: Tiffney Bruce, University of California Santa Barbara
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42001July 29th 1:30 pm102/LawFruits of Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) in the Paleocene of North America and Greenland
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Oral PaperManchester, Steven R..Sloanea
Elaeocarpaceae
Paleocene
North America
Greenland
Eocene
Colorado
Fruit
Wyoming
42002July 29th 1:45 pm102/LawPaleocene Patagonian floras: in situ cuticles complement architectural data from leaf compressions of Podocarpaceae, Lauraceae, and Nothofagaceae
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Oral PaperIglesias, Ari; Wilf, Peter; Gandolfo, Maria; Little, Stefan A.; Johnson, Kirk; Zamuner, Alba B.; Labandeira, Conrad C.; Cuneo, Nestor.Paleocene
cuticle
Patagonia
macroflora
Lauraceae
Nothofagaceae
Podocarpaceae
leaf
Argentina
42003July 29th 2:00 pm102/LawLate Eocene pond weeds from the Bull Run Basin, NV, USA.
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Oral PaperErwin, Diane M..Ruppiaceae
Potamogetonaceae
fossil fruits
Eocene
Nevada
Bull Run Basin
42004July 29th 2:15 pm102/LawA spicate inflorescence from the Eocene of Vancouver Island
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Oral PaperStockey, Ruth A.; Gemmell, Jennifer L..Alismatales
Acoraceae
Araceae
Eocene
Fossil
inflorescence
flower
42005July 29th 2:30 pm102/LawDiscovery of Papuacedrus (Cupressaceae, Libocedrinae) in Eocene Patagonia Clarifies the Southern Rainforest Enigma
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Oral PaperWilf, Peter; Little, Stefan A.; Iglesias, Ari; Zamaloa, Maria; Gandolfo, Maria; Johnson, Kirk; Cuneo, Nestor.Cupressaceae
Papuacedrus
Patagonia
Eocene
Laguna del Hunco
Río Pichileufú
Argentina
rainforest
42006July 29th 2:45 pm102/LawThe Middle Eocene Wagon Bed Florule of Central Wyoming, U.S.A
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Oral PaperTiffney, Bruce H.; Manchester, Steven R..fossil fruits
fossil seed
Tertiary
phytogeography
Eocene
North America

Wednesday, July 30th

Wednesday, July 30th, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm · 169/Law
Session 60: Contributed Papers: Paleobotanical Section Contributed Papers: Cenozoic II
Presiding: Stefan A. Little, Pennsylvania State University
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60001July 30th 1:00 pm169/LawVantage. A Diverse Mid-Miocene Fossil Wood Assemblage
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Oral PaperWheeler, E.A.; Dillhoff, T. A..Miocene
wood anatomy
Ginkgo Petrified Forest
fossil wood
60002July 30th 1:15 pm169/LawPhylogenetic signal in leaf traits and its influence on leaf-climate correlations
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Oral PaperLittle, Stefan A.; Steven, Kembel; Wilf, Peter; Royer, Dana.Digital leaf physiognomy
phylogenetic signal
paleoclimate
PGLS
Mean annual temperature
60003July 30th 1:30 pm169/LawHaploxylon pines from the Mid-Pliocene Citronelle Formation
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Oral PaperStults, Debra; Axsmith, Brian; Liu, (Christopher) Yusheng.Citronelle Formation
Haploxylon pines
Biogeographical disjunct
60004July 30th 1:45 pm169/LawAngiosperm leaf evolution put the rain in tropical rainforests
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Oral PaperBoyce, C. Kevin; Brodribb, Tim J.; Feild, Taylor S.; Zwieniecki, Maciej A..venation
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
physiology
paleoclimate
60005July 30th 2:00 pm169/LawSinomenium (Menispermaceae) endocarps from the Gray Fossil Site (Latest Miocene-Earliest Pliocene), northeast Tennessee
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Oral PaperLiu, (Christopher) Yusheng.Sinomenium
Menispermaceae
Late Neogene
endocarps
Tennessee
60006July 30th 2:15 pm169/LawSeeing the forest with the leaves—clues of canopy placement from leaf venation characteristics
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Oral PaperBoyce, C. Kevin.development
ontogeny
paleobotany
July 30th 2:30 pm169/LawBreak
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm · 169/Law
Session D7: Discussion Session: The Fate of Fossil Collections and Data
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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D7001July 30th 2:45 pm169/LawThe fate of fossil collections and data?
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Oral PaperSkog, Judith E.; Taylor, Thomas N..paleobotany
collections
fossils
Wednesday, July 30th, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm · 169/Law
Session M38: Meeting: Paleobotanical Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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July 30th 4:00 pm169/LawPaleobotanical Section Business Meeting
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