April 19, 2007 - Dr. Gingerich Lecture in Tuscaloosa, AL
A few BPS members drove over to Tuscaloosa, AL to hear a lecture on fossil whales. We arrived early, and decided to "fossil hunt" at the Geological Survey of Alabama building.
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April 21, 2007 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils, Butler Co, AL
The April field trip took us to Butler County where a creek has cut through early Tertiary and late Cretaceous sediments.
BPS April 2, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly
meetings
are held
on the 1st
Monday of each
month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Mass Extinctions and the K-T Boundary in Alabama by Greg Mestler.
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, April 2, 2007 - 7:00pm
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March 11, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Greene Co, AL
The March field trip was graced with perfect weather for playing in a creek. The morning started out pleasantly cool but was shorts and T-shirt weather by the time we got to the site.
BPS March 5, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Cenozoic Fauna of Alabama by Jun Ebersole, 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, March 5, 2007 - 7:00pm
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February 17, 2007 - Mississippian Fossils, Franklin Co, AL
Once
again, the word, "intrepid" comes to mind when BPS makes a midwinter
trip! With the temps in the upper 30's and low 40's and 15-20
mph
winds, it was a toss up as to which trip to this site was the
coldest!
In spite of the weather, around 23 fossil seekers came for the
fun. Our first stop was under sunny skys and slight winds
which
BPS February 5, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Ancient Alabama Sea Monsters 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, February 5, 2007 - 7:00pm
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January 13-14, 2007 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
This month BPS members made an overnight trip to Cherokee County, Alabama to collect from the Conasauga formation.
BPS January 8, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Annual Meeting and Officer Elections
Program: Trilobites by Greg Mestler
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, January 8, 2007 - 7:00pm
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December 16, 2006 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
A 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.