Meeting Abstract 21.2 Sunday, Jan. 4 13:45 Eyelashes divert airflow to protect the eye AMADOR, GJ*; MAO, W; DEMERCURIO, P; MONTERO, C; CLEWIS, J; ALEXEEV, A; HU, DL; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology gamador3@gatech.edu […]
sessions: Session 21
An odd little fish that spends timeon land
Meeting Abstract 21.1 Sunday, Jan. 4 13:30 An odd little fish that spends time…on land! PERLMAN, B.M.*; ASHLEY-ROSS, M.A.; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University perlbm0@wfu.edu The evolution of jointed limbs, flexible axial skeletons, and a reduction in body armor allowed early vertebrates to transition from water to land in the Devonian period, about 370 million years […]
The virtual endocranium of the basal-most phytosaur Wannia scurriensis
Meeting Abstract 21-6 Monday, Jan. 4 11:15 The virtual endocranium of the basal-most phytosaur Wannia scurriensis LESSNER, E.J.*; STOCKER, M.R.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech stockerm@vt.edu With increased use of virtual methods, large amounts of archosauriform endocranial data have been collected, focused on body size evolution, nerve pathways, and sensory abilities. However, much of that has focused on […]
The ecological physiology of the Cambrian ‘explosion’ and Earth’s second oxygen revolution
Meeting Abstract 21-2 Monday, Jan. 4 10:15 The ecological physiology of the Cambrian ‘explosion’ and Earth’s second oxygen revolution SPERLING, EA; Stanford University esper@stanford.edu Living animals display a variety of morphological, physiological and biochemical characters that enable them to live in low oxygen environments. These features and the organisms that have evolved them are distributed in a […]
The Silurian problematic fossil Rutgersella as another post-Ediacaran vendobiont
Meeting Abstract 21-5 Monday, Jan. 4 11:00 The Silurian problematic fossil Rutgersella as another post-Ediacaran vendobiont RETALLACK, G.J.; University of Oregon gregr@uoregon.edu http://blogs.uoregon.edu/gregr/ Rutgersella is a problematic fossil from the early Silurian (Llandovery) Shawangunk Formation of New Jersey, at first interpreted as a jellyfish comparable with Ediacaran fossils such as Dickinsonia. Three proposed species of Rutgersella from […]
The Sabertooth Salmon, Oncorhynchus rastrosus, gets a facelift
Meeting Abstract 21-7 Monday, Jan. 4 11:30 The Sabertooth Salmon, Oncorhynchus rastrosus, gets a facelift. CLAESON, K.M.*; DAVIS, E.B.; SIDLAUSKAS, B.L.; PRESCOTT, Z.M.; Phila Col Osteopathic Med; Univ. of Oregon; Oregon State Univ.; Dalhousie Univ. kerincl@pcom.edu Oncorhynchus (†Smilodonichthys) rastrosus was first named for its incredible premaxillary dentition. Each premaxilla bears an enormous conical tooth, originally reconstructed as […]
Robotic Connectomes Chasing Evolvability with Evolving, Mobile Robots
Meeting Abstract 21-1 Monday, Jan. 4 10:00 Robotic Connectomes: Chasing Evolvability with Evolving, Mobile Robots LONG, J*; BERNATSKIY, A; BONGARD, J; LIVINGSTON, N; SCHWARZ, J; SMITH, M; LIVINGSTON, K; Vassar College; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College jolong@vassar.edu http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1344227&HistoricalAwards=false Evolvability is the theoretical concept that attempts to capture the […]
Rates and mechanisms of axial body plan evolution in Sauropterygia
Meeting Abstract 21-4 Monday, Jan. 4 10:45 Rates and mechanisms of axial body plan evolution in Sauropterygia SOUL, L.C.*; BENSON, R.B.J.; Smithsonian NMNH; University of Oxford SoulL@si.edu Sauropterygians were highly successful marine reptiles that survived throughout the whole of the Mesozoic. They exhibited a broad range of body plans, including a large variation in vertebral count ratios, […]
Iguanomorpha (Squamata) and the importance of fossils
Meeting Abstract 21-8 Monday, Jan. 4 11:45 Iguanomorpha (Squamata) and the importance of fossils CONRAD, JL; NYIT COM / AMNH jack.conrad@gmail.com Iguanomorpha is a speciose clade including chameleons, agamas, basilisks, anoles, and iguanas, among others. The iguanomorph fossil record includes some extinct clades (e.g., Gobiguania and Priscagamidae) and numerous other fossil species. Inclusion of fossil iguanomorphs has […]
An Exceptionally Preserved Eocene Shark Reveals the Rise of Modern Predator-prey Interactions in the Coral Reef Food Web
Meeting Abstract 21-3 Monday, Jan. 4 10:30 An Exceptionally Preserved Eocene Shark Reveals the Rise of Modern Predator-prey Interactions in the Coral Reef Food Web MIYASHITA, T*; FANTI, F; MINELLI, D; LAROCCA CONTE, G; University of Alberta; University of Bologna; University of Bologna; University of Bologna tetsuto@ualberta.ca Following extreme climatic warming events, the Eocene epoch saw a […]
