BPS Meeting March 7, 2009
NEW DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION FOR MARCH BUSINESS MEETING
Date:
Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 2:00pm
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March 2, 2009 meeting RESCHEDULED to March 7, 2009
CHANGE IN DATE AND LOCATION
See March 7, 2009 for details.
Date:
Monday, March 2, 2009 - 7:00pm
Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters (Univ of Ala ALLELE series)
Dr. Donald R. Prothero: "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It matters."
7:30 pm, March 9th, 2009.
Biology auditorium, University of Alabama, Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL.
A number of transitional fossils have been documented by Dr. Prothero, including the "fishbian" and the "frogamander."
This talk is part of UA's ALLELE series.
Date:
Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7:30pm
February 7 and 8, 2009 Mississippian Fossils, NW Alabama, various sites
BPS members gathered in NW Alabama for a full weekend field-trip February 7 and 8. We couldn't have begged, pleaded or prayed for better weather! Since we were slogging through a great deal of mud culling for Mississippian fossils, the unseasonal warmth was a treat! Lots of conglomerate "collections" were found, featuring the remains of archimedes, brachiopods and crinoids.
Animal Planet Network - Paleo programs
The Animal Planet Network has scheduled a couple of interesting paleo related programs on Thursday, February 12. Check your listings for exact times in your area.
Prehistoric Park - T-rex
Thursday 7pm, and Friday 2am
Nigel Marven travels back to the Cretaceous Montana: his mission - to rescue Tyrannosaurus Rex. He coaxes two baby T-rex through the time portal and into the park. He names them Terence and Matilda.
Date:
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 6:00pm
BPS Meeting February 2, 2009
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, February 2, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The
Date:
Monday, February 2, 2009 - 7:00pm
December 6, 2008 - Pennsylvanian Fossils - Walker County, Alabama
This month the group had a "Scouting Outing" to a new location in Walker county. An initial quick survey of the site a few days before turned up few fossils, so there was some concern about taking a group. We also p
November 1-2, 2008 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils - Butler County
If you wanted a day/weekend out in the woods, you couldn't have custom-ordered more perfect weather or a more perfect spot to enjoy the outdoors. A small group of BPS’ers set out for Butler County to a site owned by a member’s relatives. They kindly let us in there at least once a year and a big THANK YOU goes out to them from BPS. We use the word “intrepid” a lot to describ
BPS Meeting January 5, 2009
The next meeting of the BPS will be Monday, January 5, 2009,
7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
The speaker will be James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology at McWane Science Center.
Date:
Monday, January 5, 2009 - 7:00pm
September 20, 2008 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas County, AL
Once again, BPS took a trip south to Dallas county, Alabama, to search in the extensive Cretaceous chalk gullies found there. This was our last gully trip of the season, since hunting season is about to start, so we were in a frantic hurry to collect the items we had previously flagged, and find as much as we could so it could be preserved, and not get washed down a gully, and potentially los