December 3, 2018 BPS Program – Speaker: James Lamb
Our speaker for December is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama. He will be speaking on “What happened in the world of paleontology in 2018.” Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Oct 17, 2018 - National Fossil Day Exhibit
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 2:00pmBPS participated in the National Fossil Day exhibit on the campus of the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa.
Oct 16, 2018 - Fossils of the Black Belt Hands On Teacher Workshop
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 1:58pmThe Annual Fossils of the Black Belt, Hands-On Field Workshop.
November 5, 2018 BPS Program - “Herbert and Daisy Smith, collectors from Amazon to Alabama.”
Our speaker for November is Dr. Andy Rindsberg, Associate Professor of Environmental Geology and Paleontology at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on “Herbert and Daisy Smith, collectors from Amazon to Alabama.” Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
September 22, 2018 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas and Perry County, Al.
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 1:15pmOn Saturday, Sept. 22, a nice-sized group of BPS members and guests gathered in anticipation of
October 1, 2018 BPS Program – "New Insights into the Biology and Diversity of the Late Cretaceous Armored Dinosaurs."
Our speaker for October is Dr. Michael Burns, Assistant Professor of Biology at Jacksonville State University.
Hoover Public Library, downstairs, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting at 7pm, program starts at 7:30. Free and open to the public.
Fossils of the Black Belt, Hands-on Field Workshop - Oct 16, 2018
Designed for teachers of all age groups.
September 10, 2018 BPS Program – Speaker: James Lamb
Our speaker for September is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama. Topic to be announced.
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
August 11, 2018 - Oligocene Fossils, Jasper County, MS
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 2:33pmOn Saturday, Aug 11, 2018, a small group of BPS members and guests traveled to Jasper County, Mississippi where we were joined by our enthusiastic, knowledgeable host. We were led to a small working lime quarry that featured, from the Oligocene, outcrops of Bucatunna clay, Glendon formation limestone and Marianna limestone. The quarry process yielded specimens from the Mint Spring unit but the unit itself was underwater.
August 6, 2018 BPS Program “Using New Techniques to Understand Old Fossils”
Our speaker for August is Dr. Brad Deline, Associate Professor in Geosciences at the University of West Georgia.
Dr. Deline will speak on “Using new techniques to understand old fossils: Unraveling the mystery of coiling crinoid anal sacs."
Business meeting 7pm, program 7:30pm.
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
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