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142. Weathering responses to rapid climate change: analysis of a high resolution osmium isotope record at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

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Open Access
Author:
Wieczorek, Rebecca A.
Title:
Weathering responses to rapid climate change: analysis of a high resolution osmium isotope record at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
PETM
osmium
Spitsbergen
Arctic
weathering
File:
Download Thesis_final_draft6.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Scott Fantle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

144. Subfossil Leaves from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Reveal a New Upland Floral Component of the Pre-European Piedmont Landscape.

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Open Access
Author:
Elliott, Sara Jean
Title:
Subfossil Leaves from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Reveal a New Upland Floral Component of the Pre-European Piedmont Landscape.
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Plant Macrofossils
Piedmont
Stream Restoration
Paleontology
Paleoecology
File:
Download Elliott.S_MSThesis_8.6.12.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

145. Organization and Distribution of Middle Devonian Biofacies Within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Open Access
Author:
Deptola, Travis Joseph
Title:
Organization and Distribution of Middle Devonian Biofacies Within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
biofacies
gradients
niche
Devonian
Hamilton
Mahantango
spatial variability
File:
Download DEPTOLA_TJ_FINAL_redo.pdf
Committee Members:
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

146. Geomechanical Properties of Marcellus Shale Core Samples within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework

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Open Access
Author:
Call, Travis T
Title:
Geomechanical Properties of Marcellus Shale Core Samples within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
geomechanical properties
fracture toughness
tensile strength
elastic modulus
Brinell hardness
Marcellus shale
File:
Download Call_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
James Terry Engelder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Rudy Slingerland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

147. The Contribution of Regional Variability to Beta Diversity: A Case Study of the Deep-water Marine Communities of the Middle Upper Ordovician of Eastern Laurentia

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Open Access
Author:
Perkons, Eriks
Title:
The Contribution of Regional Variability to Beta Diversity: A Case Study of the Deep-water Marine Communities of the Middle Upper Ordovician of Eastern Laurentia
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Paleontology
Paleoecology
Geobiology
Ordovician
Trenton
Gradient
Biofacies
Beta diversity
Salona
Coburn
File:
Download Perkons_Thesis_Upload_2.pdf
Committee Members:
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Allan Arthur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

148. Rare leaf fossils of Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae (Laurales) from Eocene Patagonian rainforests and their biogeographic significance.

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Open Access
Author:
Knight, Cassandra
Title:
Rare leaf fossils of Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae (Laurales) from Eocene Patagonian rainforests and their biogeographic significance.
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Eocene
Patagonia
Monimiaceae
Atherospermataceae
Paleobiogeography
File:
Download Knight_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor