Birmingham Paleontological Society

Tonight's meeting will be our Annual Meeting, where members will vote for Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairs, followed by an installation ceremony.  The business meeting will start at 6:30 pm by request of the members.  There will not be a formal program tonight, though James Lamb may fill us in on some of his recent paleo activities.

All are welcome, members expected.  

REMINDER - 2019 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS AND DUES NEED TURNED IN TO MEMBERSHIP CHAIR.

Hoover Public Library, downstairs, Fitzgerald room, 6:30 pm.

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.

BPS participated in the National Fossil Day exhibit on the campus of the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa.

The Annual Fossils of the Black Belt, Hands-On Field Workshop.

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.

On Saturday, Sept. 22, a nice-sized group of BPS members and guests gathered in anticipation of

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.

Designed for teachers of all age groups.

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.

On 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.