Jun Ebersole, Collections Manager at McWane Science Center, will present a lecture titled "Late Pleistocene Mammals of Alabama" at the
Monday, August 1, 2011 meeting of the Birmingham
Dr. Brad Deline, Assistant Professor at the University of West Georgia, will present a lecture titled "Crinoids Through Time" at the Monday, July 11, 2011 meeting of the Birmingham
The following article is not comment from an expert on alligators, but from a BPS member who believes that more alligator handbags and matching shoes might not be so bad, and its posting also stems from a bit of healthy paranoia. Those of us who are outside often become familiar with lurking dangers, but visitors to our outings and perhaps newer members need some education. This article could, but for added length, include comments on snakes, wild pigs, coyotes (rabid or not), bees, black widow spiders...in other words, outdoor critters of all kinds.
Dr. Henry Barwood, currently Professor of Earth Science at Troy State University, will present a lecture titled "Microstructure of Fossil Bone and Teeth" at the Monday, June 6, 2011 meeting of the Birmingham Paleontological Society. Dr.
Dr. Takehito Ikejiri,
from the University of Michigan, will be our guest speaker on May 2, 2011. Dr. Ikejiri "Ike" is currently conducting research in Alabama on the morphology and structure of vertebrae of various fossils, including dinosaurs and mosasaurs. His presentation is titled "Fossil Journey from Japan to America: Mosasaurs, Sauropods, Crocodiles, and 'significant' others".
WHO: Dr. Takehito Ikejiri, University of Michigan
WHAT: Lecture - "Fossil Journey from Japan to America: Mosasaurs, Sauropods, Crocodiles, and 'significant' others"
Dr. Roger Sauterer, from Jacksonville State University, will be our guest speaker on April 4, 2011. Dr. Sauterer is a Professor of Biology and does research on environmental toxins. In his free time, he studies dinosaurs, specifically T.rex, and will be presenting his lecture "Fast Times in the Cretaceous; the Life and Times of T.rex".
Okay, how many of you let a 90% chance of rain stop you from coming on the field trip?
Our speaker for the March 7, 2011 BPS meeting will be Christa Marks, a hydro-geologist with the Alabama Surface Mining Commission. Her topic will be "Coal Mining in Alabama: What We have Uncovered", which will cover geologic conditions that contributed to the coal beds here in Alabama, the fossils one finds when digging coal, and she will give us some insight into the geology part
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, March 7, 2011,
7-9 pm
at
the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Jim Lacefield will be our featured speaker at the February 7 BPS meeting. Dr. Lacefield is the author of "Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks; a Guide to the State's Ancient Life and Landscapes". He is working on a new, updated and much larger version of the book, and will give attendees a sneak preview of the new book.
