November 22, 2024 - Mississippian - Morgan County, Alabama
It was a chilly, gorgeous, cold day to hunt Carboniferous/Mississippian fossils in a local rock quarry!
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October 26, 2024 - Cretaceous, Sumter Co, Alabama
It was a gorgeous October day when the members of BPS set out for a field trip to a chalk gully. Just a tad bit warm and that day and even warmer while traversing the gullies. Thank goodness for the shade from the cedar trees casting a shadow for us. Lots of finds for the day consisting of Scapanorynchnus (Goblin Shark), Cretalamna, and Squalicorax (Crow Shark) teeth were found. James our Paleontologist guide had discovered a fish jaw and turtle shell near each other, not only was he was assisting us with ID's, he was excavating the skeletal finds to add to the museum collection. In addition to the fossilized shark teeth, lots of other marine fossils were found to add to collection of the members. A great time was had by all and look forward to going back soon!
BPS monthly meeting - Nov 4, 2024 HOMEWOOD
We will be meeting at the HOMEWOOD LIBRARY this month. This is not our normal meeting location, but the Hoover Library is setting up voting booths for the Nov. 5 elections.
Date:
Monday, November 4, 2024 - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
BPS Will Receive the 2024 Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award
The annual National Fossil Day event at the Alabama Museum of Natural History will be held in Smith Hall on November 2, 2024 from 2pm until 3:30pm. This year's theme is "Dinosaurs". There will be exhibits by many different groups (including BPS), and some fossil give-aways. Since BPS is the only group in Alabama to ever find a new species of dinosaur, we will have some never-before-seen pictures from the dinosaur dig, and some short dig videos will be showing at our ex
Free Movie Tuscaloosa "Why Dinosaurs"
Date:
Saturday, November 2, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
2024 National Fossil Day Flyer
Please share this flyer with friends, family, and anyone else interested in fossils.
Alabama Museum of Natural History 2024 National Fossil Day Schedule
The events calendar has been updated to reflect new information.
It's Here - The Newly Re-Designed BPS Website
Perhaps you wondered today why the BPS website looks so different...
BPS is pleased to announce that our new website is up and running! We've added a more friendly interface for mobile phones, with "hamburger" menus for ease of use. The site was updated earlier this year to use https (a secure method), rather than the more insecure http, which many large organizations, including museums, are not allowed to view. Nothing was lost in this conversion, and in fact, for the people behind the scenes, many new features have been added, making their job a bit easier.
2024 Avocational Paleontologist Award to BPS
The Directors of BPS were informed by Dr. Adiel Klompmaker that our society has been chosen for the honor of receiving the 2024 Alabama Avocational Paleontologist award at the National Fossil Day event being held on November 2, 2024. What a great honor!