Visitors Dig the Fossil Exhibit at the Homewood Public Library

Members of the Birmingham Paleontological Society held a fossil exhibit at the Homewood Public Library from September 1 until September 30. On Sunday,

September 22, 2007 - Mississipian Fossils, Blount Co, AL

A trip to a quarry in the Mississippian age, Fort Payne chert was on the schedule for BPS' field trip in September. It was a beautiful day with a good turnout. THe quarry had been dug out since out last visit so we were able to look around the freshly-exposed areas. Sylvie and Michael made a heroic effort to find a trilobite in some of the material that resembled Frog Mtn. formation, but to no avail. We wandered freely over the huge quarry area, finding crinoid stems, brachiopods, corals and a number of nice geodes.

BPS Fossil Exhibit Open House Sep 30, Homewood Library

Last day of BPS exhibit "Fossils of Alabama" in the Ellenburg Art Gallery at the Homewood Public Library. On September 30 from 2:30 - 4:00 there will be an Open House for the public, with hands on fossil displays, light refreshments, and a "screening for fossils" sand pile to find your own fossils.
Date: 
Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm

Fossil Exhibit (Again!) at Homewood Public Library

BPS is presenting a fossil exhibit again this year, for the entire month of September, 2007 titled "Fossils of Alabama" in the Ellenburg

BPS September 10, 2007 Meeting

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.

Program: Discussion and slideshow led by Greg Mestler on the theses - Ingersoll shale Lagerstatte written by Sean Bingham and Terry Knight.  Visit to see paleo lab and new exhibits being installed.

Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.

Date: 
Monday, September 10, 2007 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

August 25, 2007 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Tuscaloosa Co, AL

A trip to a non-working mine site to explore spoil piles for invertebrate fossils was on the menu for BPS's August field trip. The mining company, headquartered in Tuscaloosa county generously offered us the opportunity to explore at this site. A long, hot day on a moonscape was nevertheless a great trip, yielding some beautiful specimens.


We met with the mining engineer who gave us a quick overview of the mining operations, then let us go onto the piles to do our hunting. We hunted until the heat got to us and it was time to seek air-conditioning.

BPS Fossil Exhibit September 2007

BPS presents "Fossils of Alabama" in the Ellenburg Art Gallery at the Homewood Public Library. Exhibit will be on display through September 30. On September 30 from 2:30 - 4:00 there will be an Open House, with hands on fossil displays and a "screening for fossils" sand pile to find your own fossils.

Date: 
Saturday, September 1, 2007 - 10:00am

BPS August 6, 2007 Meeting

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.  Program: Late Cretaceous Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction by Sandy Ebersole, Geological Survey of Alabama.

Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.

Date: 
Monday, August 6, 2007 - 7:00pm

July 21, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Greene Co, AL

A very large group of 31 people showed up for the July BPS trip to Greene county. Thanks to James Lamb, our trip leader this time, we visited some Cretaceous sites that we have not visited for at least 10 years, so we were all pretty excited. The first site was a chalk gully which has produced nice mosasaur

BPS July 2, 2007 Meeting

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.

Program: Dinosaurs of Alabama by James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology, McWane Science Center.

Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.

Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2007 - 7:00pm

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