Melanie Hopkins
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Activity
2024
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INTRODUCING WHAT ROCKS ON YOUR BLOCK?: A VIRTUAL TOUR OF BUILDING STONES IN NYC
T159 Putting the “Art” in Earth: Exploring the Intersection between Geoscience and the Creative ArtsTuesday, 24 September 20248:00 AM - 12:00 PM209A
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FOSSILS WITHOUT CHARACTERS CAN IMPROVE BAYESIAN PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES
T66 Phylogenetic and Computational Approaches in Paleobiology IISunday, 22 September 20241:30 PM - 5:30 PM204A
2023
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TESTING THE LIMIT: SIMULATING TRILOBITE EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS UNDER THE FOSSILIZED BIRTH-DEATH PROCESS
T197 Phylogenetic and Computational Approaches in Paleobiology and Paleoecology IITuesday, 17 October 20231:30 PM - 5:30 PM301 / 302
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PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTIONARY MODULARITY OF A TRILOBITE FAMILY OVER THE ORDOVICIAN RADIATION
T197 Phylogenetic and Computational Approaches in Paleobiology and Paleoecology IITuesday, 17 October 20231:30 PM - 5:30 PM301 / 302
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HONORING THE LEGACY OF NEIL H. LANDMAN
T198 Friend to the Cephalopods: Honoring Neil Landman’s Contributions to Cephalopod PaleobiologyTuesday, 17 October 20231:30 PM - 5:30 PM304 / 305
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PALEOECOLOGY AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE UPPER ORDOVICIAN (KATIAN) MARTINSBURG FORMATION ON THE SHAWANGUNK RIDGE
166 D25. Recent Developments in Paleoecology (Posters)Tuesday, 17 October 20238:00 AM - 5:30 PMHall B
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SYNTHESIZING ENGINEERING METHODS WITH VIRTUAL PALEONTOLOGY TO MODEL EXTINCT ARTHROPOD PREDATORS
T126 Honoring the Legacy of Teaching, Mentoring, and Research by Patricia Kelley: Predation, Conservation, Evolution, Education, and Diversity in the GeosciencesMonday, 16 October 20231:30 PM - 5:30 PM301 / 302
2022
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HOW UBIQUITOUS IS THE LILLIPUT EFFECT? A GLOBAL, CROSS-CLADE INVESTIGATION OF BODY SIZE OVER THE LATE ORDOVICIAN MASS EXTINCTION
T262 Integrative Perspectives on Morphological Change: Shaping Our Understanding of the Fossil RecordWednesday, 12 October 20221:30 PM - 5:30 PMMile High Ballroom 3C
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THE SCIENCE OF BECOMING A TEACHER: A MODEL FOR CROSS DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS
238 D43. Geoscience Education (Posters)Wednesday, 12 October 20229:00 AM - 1:00 PMExhibit Hall F
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NORTH AMERICAN AMMONITE STASIS OVER EVOLUTIONARY TIMESCALES
T120 Punctuated Equilibrium II: 50 Years LaterMonday, 10 October 20221:30 PM - 5:30 PMMile High Ballroom 4B
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ACQUISITION AND CURATION OF THE MICHAEL BERNSTEIN INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTION AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
T123 From Field to Repository: Addressing Theoretical and Practical Issues in Paleontological Collecting and Collections IIMonday, 10 October 20221:30 PM - 5:30 PMMile High Ballroom 1D
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THOSE TROUBLED TRILOBITES: CLARIFYING EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS, DIVERGENCE TIMES AND RATES OF EVOLUTION IN TURBULENT TRILOBITE ORDERS
33 D20. Future Leaders in PaleontologySunday, 9 October 20221:30 PM - 5:30 PMMile High Ballroom 3C
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THE MODULAR ORGANIZATION OF THE TRILOBITE HEAD
T48 Exploring the Mechanisms of Morphologic Change IISunday, 9 October 20221:30 PM - 5:30 PMMile High Ballroom 4A
2021
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CONSERVATION AND CHANGE IN SEGMENT NUMBER IN TRILOBITES OVER THE PALEOZOIC
T237 New Insights on Arthropod PaleobiologyWednesday, 13 October 20211:30 PM - 5:30 PME141/E142 (Hybrid Room)
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ONTOGENETIC MODULARITY AND METAMORPHOSIS IN AN ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITE
T237 New Insights on Arthropod PaleobiologyWednesday, 13 October 20211:30 PM - 5:30 PME141/E142 (Hybrid Room)
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A CATCH-22 OR SIREN OF TITAN? ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CHARACTER EVOLUTION MODELS ON PHYLOGENETIC AND MACROEVOLUTIONARY INFERENCES OF FOSSIL DATA
T106 Phylogenetic Paleobiology: Combining Evolutionary Trees and Fossils to Understand the Evolution of LifeMonday, 11 October 20211:30 PM - 5:30 PMPortland Ballroom 254 (Hybrid Room)
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A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF SEGMENT SIZE PATTERNING SHARED AMONG TRILOBITES AND VERTEBRATES
97 D17. Paleontological Finds and Evolutionary PatternsMonday, 11 October 20211:30 PM - 5:30 PME145
2020
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NEW APPROACHES FOR HANDLING INAPPLICABLE DATA IN CHARACTER MATRICES FOR BOTH DISPARITY AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS
T180 Linking Biological Questions to Paleontological Data: Statistical Models, Technological Advancements and Conceptual Improvements IThursday, 29 October 202010:00 AM - 12:00 PMMeeting Rooms
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BRINGING TEACHERS INTO THE FIELD IN ORDER TO BRING FIELD-BASED PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INTO THE CLASSROOM
T91 Engaged Students and Citizens Advancing ScienceTuesday, 27 October 20201:30 PM - 5:30 PMMeeting Rooms
2019
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INVESTIGATING COVARIATION BETWEEN MORPHOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY OVER THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF DIPLOBATHRID CRINOIDS
T172 Quantitative Paleobiology of Marine EcosystemsTuesday, 24 September 20198:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 227ABC, North Building
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EVOLUTIONARY STASIS, ECOPHENOTYPY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON AMMONITE MORPHOLOGY IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS (MAASTRICHTIAN) WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY, USA
T171 Cephalopods through Time: Paleobiology, Paleoecology, and Links to Paleoenvironmental ChangeTuesday, 24 September 20198:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 226ABC, North Building
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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE SCAPHITIDAE (AMMONOIDEA) USING PARSIMONY AND BAYESIAN TIP-DATING APPROACHES
T171 Cephalopods through Time: Paleobiology, Paleoecology, and Links to Paleoenvironmental ChangeTuesday, 24 September 20198:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 226ABC, North Building
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INTERPRETING EURYPTERID PALEOECOLOGY FROM GILL MICROSTRUCTURE REVEALED THROUGH MICROCT SCANNING AND TRENDS TOWARDS TERRESTRIALIZATION IN CHELICERATES
T145 Paleobiogeographic and Paleoecological Trends in the Fossil Record IIMonday, 23 September 20191:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom 226ABC, North Building
2018
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BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO AN EXTINCT SEA SCORPION: REVEALING THE GILL STRUCTURE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRESERVED EURYPTERID THROUGH MICROCT SCANNING
T260 Applications of 3D Printing and Other 3D Methods to Experimental Paleontology (Posters)Wednesday, 7 November 20189:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls J-K
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DISCOVERING PARAMETERS THAT GOVERN VARIATION IN TRILOBITE GROWTH AND BODY SIZE THROUGH MODELING
199 D23. Paleontology, Evolution and DevelopmentTuesday, 6 November 20181:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom 141
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EXAMINING EVOLUTIONARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES OF AMMONITES IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS (MAASTRICHTIAN) WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY, USA
T163 Cephalopods through TimeTuesday, 6 November 20188:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 142
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ON THE ORIGIN OF MORPHOSPECIES – USING BAYESIAN PHYLOGENETICS TO QUANTIFY THE MODE OF ANCESTOR DESCENDANT RELATIONSHIPS IN PALEOZOIC INVERTEBRATES
T13 Phylogenetic Paleobiology: Exploring Macroevolutionary Trends with Evolutionary Trees ISunday, 4 November 20188:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 142
2017
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CURATION OF THE ROYAL H. MAPES INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTION AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: STRATEGIES FOR DIGITIZATION AND OUTREACH
T380 Cephalopod Paleobiology and Paleoecology: A Tribute to Royal H. Mapes (Posters)Wednesday, 25 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
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THE OLDEST KNOWN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF BOTH PAIRED DIGESTIVE GLANDS AND A CROP FROM EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED TRILOBITES OF THE GUANSHAN BIOTA (EARLY CAMBRIAN, CHINA)
272 D17. Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy (Posters)Tuesday, 24 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
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VARIABLE BIVALVE SHELL MICROSTRUCTURE PRESERVATION IN THE CEBADA AND GRACIOSA MEMBERS OF THE CAREAGA SANDSTONE (PLIOCENE, SANTA MARIA, CA) HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO SEM ALL SPECIMENS PRIOR TO ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
272 D17. Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy (Posters)Tuesday, 24 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
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NO CHANGE IN MORPHOLOGICAL DISPARITY IN LICHID TRILOBITES ACROSS THE END-ORDOVICIAN EXTINCTION
1 D13. Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns: InvertebratesSunday, 22 October 20178:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 604
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PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF LICHID TRILOBITES
1 D13. Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns: InvertebratesSunday, 22 October 20178:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 604
2016
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HOW WELL DOES A PART REPRESENT THE WHOLE? A COMPARISON OF CRANIDIAL SHAPE EVOLUTION WITH WHOLE-ORGANISM EVOLUTION IN THE TRILOBITE FAMILY PTEROCEPHALIIDAE
T289 New Approaches to Phylogenetic PaleobiologyWednesday, 28 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMMile High Ballroom 4AB
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INFERRING ANCESTOR-DESCENDANT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FOSSIL RECORD (WITH STATISTICS)
T289 New Approaches to Phylogenetic PaleobiologyWednesday, 28 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMMile High Ballroom 4AB
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3D IMAGING OF FORAMINIFERA: ANALYSIS OF GROWTH
T161 Microfossil Proxies in Earth History (Posters)Monday, 26 September 20169:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
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EVALUATING THE EARLY CAMBRIAN ORIGINS AND INTER-CLADE RELATIONSHIPS OF CORYNEXOCHINE TRILOBITES; EXAMINATION OF THE GENUS ZACANTHOPSIS
163 Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns (Posters)Monday, 26 September 20169:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
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CUTICULAR FLUORESCENCE IN EXTANT AND EXTINCT CHELICERATES
163 Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns (Posters)Monday, 26 September 20169:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
2015
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THE INTERACTION OF RATE, MAGNITUDE, AND DIRECTION OF CHANGE IN DETERMINING LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
176 Paleontology: Evolutionary Patterns in the Fossil RecordTuesday, 3 November 20158:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 316
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MORPHOMETRIC SHELL ANALYSIS OF ONE OF THE LAST AMMONITE SPECIES BEFORE THE K/PG MASS EXTINCTION EVENT
T225 Geobiology of Critical Transitions: Integrating Fossils, Proxies, and Models (Posters)Tuesday, 3 November 20159:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall