Ordovician
December 5, 2009 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:00pmA hastily put together field trip ended up being on a snowy day, and most members decided to stay snug in their warm homes. Three of us were ready to brave the snow, cold, and wind, so we headed to Ruffner Mountain, to enjoy the old quarry, and check on the rock we etched many years ago so visitors could see the range of fossils in the limestone.
December 16, 2006 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 12/17/2006 - 11:00pmA visit to the
quarry at the Ruffner
Mountain Nature Center and a chance to check on our “pet
rock” was the
highlight for this December trip. This was a service trip
(photos only - no collecting) to Ruffner
Mountain Nature Center, and
BPS had been asked to make some
September 30, 2006 - Paleozoic Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Mon, 10/02/2006 - 11:00pmPage 1 - General
trip photos (this page)
Page 2 - Fossils and minerals
The BPS September field trip found us at the site of the Red Mountain Road Cut, which is also the site of the former Red Mountain Museum. The fossils that were formerly housed in the RMM now reside in the Alabama Collections Center of McWane Science Center. A good deal of the interpretive work still remains, and several members helped clear vines and bushes that had overgrown the
Page 2 - Fossils and minerals
The BPS September field trip found us at the site of the Red Mountain Road Cut, which is also the site of the former Red Mountain Museum. The fossils that were formerly housed in the RMM now reside in the Alabama Collections Center of McWane Science Center. A good deal of the interpretive work still remains, and several members helped clear vines and bushes that had overgrown the
November 24, 2002 - Bibb Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 11/24/2002 - 11:00pmThis months trip was to a graptolite
site in Bibb County, Alabama. This is the Athens Shale formation
(Ordovician age). Graptolites are found from the Cambrian to
the Carboniferous, and are an extinct group of Paleozoic colonial organisms.
They are usually found as thin carbonized films in various shales or limestones.
October 26, 2002 - Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Fri, 10/25/2002 - 11:00pmBPS members visited the quarry at the Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. It includes a limestone quarry containing Mississippian and Ordovician-era fossils. A number of good "teaching opportunities" were identified.
