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September 26, 2015 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas Co, AL
A trip back to the gullies, not as hot as usual, actually very pleasant. A number of shark vertebra and various fish fossils and jaws were found. Several shark teeth and enchodus teeth were also found.
September 6, 2015 - Cretaceous Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Weekend trip to a creek in Butler county, Alabama, with several members camping out for the long holiday.
November 2, 2015 - Darwin and Paleontology: Search for the Missing Intermediates
Our November speaker will be Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Paleontology for the University of Alabama Museums. Dr. Ehret will present “Darwin and Paleontology: Search for the Missing Intermediates." Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 7:30pm
ALLELE Lecture Series Flyer
Print this flyer to have easy access to the lecture series speakers and dates.
National Fossil Day in Tuscaloosa
On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, National Fossil Day will be celebrated at Smith Hall on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Several groups will show their collections, including the Geologic Survey of Alabama, and BPS. Bring your unknown fossils and experts will be on hand to identify them. There will also be a 3D printing demonstration, and a talk about Alabama paleontology by a museum paleontologist. The group exhibit runs from 4pm until 6pm. At 5:30 there will be a new museum exhibit opening, Tide for Tusks, so come stay for both events. Free event for all ages.
Date:
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 3:00pm to 7:00pm
ALLELE Series - University of Alabama
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa will be presenting a number of speakers for the Alabama Lectures on Life's Evolution Series. These lectures are free and open to the public. They are held in the Biology Building auditorium on Hackberry Lane. Here is the lineup for this year:
Monday Sep 28,2015 7pm, Bill Nye, the Science Guy
“The Importance of Teaching Evolution”
Thursday Oct 15, 2015 7:30pm, Linda C. Ivany, Syracuse University
"The Pace of Life - The (often) Missing Element in Studies of Evolution Using Fossils"
October 2015 program - The End Cretaceous Mass Extinction in Antarctica
Our speaker for October is Tom Tobin, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Dr. Tobin will speak on “The End Cretaceous Mass Extinction in Antarctica”
Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A/B. The business meeting will begin at 7pm, followed by the speaker from 7:30 - 8:30.Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 7:30pm
May 23-24, 2015 - Cretaceous Fossils, Butler County, Alabama
Trip to a creek in Butler county, Alabama. A good turnout for the hot weather. Creek was good for cooling off while hunting fossils.
September 14, 2015 Program - Hodges Meteorite
Our speaker for September is John Hall, Curator of Educational Outreach at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on the Hodges Meteorite. Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room. The business meeting will begin at 7pm, followed by the speaker from 7:30 - 8:30.Free and open to the public.
NOTE - meeting is 2nd Monday in Sept due to the Labor Day holiday.
Date:
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 7:30pm