Meeting Abstract 35-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 New Triassic Reptile Reveals Oldest Record of a Complete Envenomation Apparatus EDDINS, HMS*; KLIGMAN, BT; NESBITT, SJ; MARSH, A; PARKER, W; STOCKER, MR; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA ; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Forest, AZ; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA ; Petrified Forest National Park, […]
Archives: Abstracts
Morphological Similarity in the Dentition of Competing and Non-Competing Rodents
Meeting Abstract 35-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Morphological Similarity in the Dentition of Competing and Non-Competing Rodents BIRLENBACH, DM*; KELLER, JS; FOX, DL; University of Minnesota; University of New Mexico; University of Minnesota birle001@umn.edu One of the most fundamental species interactions is competition. However, in the fossil record competition cannot be observed or experimentally tested. […]
Modeling rodent tooth morphogenesis reveals constraints on mammalian tooth evolution
Meeting Abstract 35-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 Modeling rodent tooth morphogenesis reveals constraints on mammalian tooth evolution BURROUGHS, RW; University of Chicago rburroughs@uchicago.edu Mammal tooth morphology and function correlate strongly with dietary ecology, and convergence is a major feature of mammalian tooth evolution. Yet, function and ecology are insu cient to explain morphological diversi […]
Is variation in molar tooth crown morphology of the Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) a reflection of selection or drift
Meeting Abstract 35-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Is variation in molar tooth crown morphology of the Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) a reflection of selection or drift? VITEK, NS*; MCDANIEL, SF; BLOCH, JI; Stony Brook University, NY; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL ; Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville FL natasha.vitek@stonybrook.edu http://nsvitek.com A longstanding question in […]
Impacts of Environmental Gradients on Shark Body Size a Comparison from Fossil Evidence and Demographic Modeling of Sand Tigers
Meeting Abstract 35-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Impacts of Environmental Gradients on Shark Body Size: a Comparison from Fossil Evidence and Demographic Modeling of Sand Tigers KIM, SL*; YEAKEL, JD; EBERLE, JJ; ZEICHNER, SS; University of California, Merced; University of California, Merced; University of Colorado – Boulder; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA skim380@ucmerced.edu http://sora.leekim.org […]
Do sockets shape teeth in non-mammalian thecodonts A case study in Alligator mississippiensis
Meeting Abstract 35-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Do sockets shape teeth in non-mammalian thecodonts? A case study in Alligator mississippiensis KAY, DI*; GIGNAC, PM; O’BRIEN, HD; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa david.kay@okstate.edu In heterodont mammals, the alveolus mechanically shapes and adds complexity to the developing crown (e.g. rodents). In crocodylians, which are […]
What the Shell-less Aplacophorans Can Tell us About Molluscan Biomineralization
Meeting Abstract 34-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 What the Shell-less Aplacophorans Can Tell us About Molluscan Biomineralization YAP-CHIONGCO, MK*; VARNEY, RM; KOCOT , KM; University of Alabama; University of Alabama ; University of Alabama and Alabama Museum of Natural History mkyapchiongco@crimson.ua.edu The great diversity and success of molluscs can partially be attributed to their ability […]
Target-capture phylogenomics of Polyplacophora and the origins of shell eyes
Meeting Abstract 34-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Target-capture phylogenomics of Polyplacophora and the origins of shell eyes CANNON, JT*; KOCOT, KM; VARNEY, RM; EERNISSE, DJ; SPEISER, DI; OAKLEY, TH; UC Santa Barbara; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; Cal State Fullerton; University of South Carolina; UC Santa Barbara; UC Santa Barbara; UC Santa Barbara joie.cannon@gmail.com […]
Revolutionizing Biodiversity and Systematics Research on Aplacophora (Mollusca) and Training the Next Generation of Invertebrate Systematists
Meeting Abstract 34-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Revolutionizing Biodiversity and Systematics Research on Aplacophora (Mollusca) and Training the Next Generation of Invertebrate Systematists KOCOT, KM; The University of Alabama kmkocot@ua.edu http://www.kocotlab.com Aplacophora is an ecologically important and phylogenetically significant clade of worm-shaped marine molluscs. Basic questions about aplacophoran biodiversity and evolution, such as the number […]
Molecular Phylogeny of Remipedia Providing Preliminary Insights into the Evolution of Feeding across an Enigmatic Crustacean Group
Meeting Abstract 34-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Molecular Phylogeny of Remipedia: Providing Preliminary Insights into the Evolution of Feeding across an Enigmatic Crustacean Group BALLOU, L*; ILIFFE, T; OLESEN, J; BRACKEN-GRISSOM, H; Texas AM University at Galveston; Texas AM University at Galveston; University of Copenhagen; Florida International University balloul@tamu.edu Remipedes are a class of crustaceans […]
