NOVA - Megabeasts' Sudden Death
The NOVA program "Megabeasts' Sudden Death" aired Tuesday February 23, 2010 on PBS, and is now available online. To start the video on the PBS site, click the mammoth picture.
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BPS Meeting March 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, March 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at
the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free
parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave.
North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special
Events" and bear to the left.
Date:
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
January 16-17, 2010 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
This weekend trip to northeast Alabama was delayed due to several weeks of below freezing weather. When the day arrived, a high percent of rain was predicted. However, being the troopers we are, and seeing that it has been so
BPS Meeting February 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, February 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at
the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free
parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave.
North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special
Events" and bear to the left.
Date:
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
BPS Meeting January 4, 2010
The next meeting of the BPS will be Monday, January 4, 2010,
7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
The speaker will be James Lamb, Curator of Collections for the Black Belt Museum.
Date:
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 7:00pm
December 5, 2009 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
A hastily put together field trip ended up being on a snowy day, and most members decided to stay snug in their warm homes. Three of us were ready to brave the snow, cold, and wind, so we headed to Ruffner Mountain, to en
December 7, 2009 BPS Meeting
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, December 7, 2009, 7-9 pm at
the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Our
speaker will be Jun Ebersole, Curator at the McWane Science Center.
His topic will be "Faunal Analysis 101: An introduction to the study of animal bones from archaeological sites"
Free
parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave.
North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special
Events" and bear to the left.
Date:
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 7:00pm
James Lamb is now Curator of Collections at the Black Belt Museum
James Lamb has accepted a position as Curator of Collections at the new Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama. In addition to helping launch the museum, he will also be teaching one class/semester starting with Vertebrate Zoology, and later Geology and various aspects of Natural History. This new position will allow him more time to pursue research and field work.
BPS Meeting November 2, 2009
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, November 2, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Our speaker will be James Lamb, Paleontologist at the McWane Science Center. We will show the Discovery Channel presentation of "Megabeasts - The Mosasaur" on the large screen in our meeting room. James Lamb is the featured paleontologist in this episode, and his talk will be "Megabeasts - The Making of the Mosasaur Episode". A Paleo Lab tour will follow the presentation.
Date:
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 7:00pm
Radio Tribute to Greg Mestler - KDHX - St. Louis
KDHX is a community radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. Greg's sister is married to one of the DJ's, "Grandfather Paul Stark", who created a tribute to Greg on his Saturday morning radio show "Musical Merry-Go Round" on October 17, 2009. It will be available as a streaming audio program for two weeks. Link is below. The tribute starts about 40 minutes into the program.
KDHX Tribute to Greg Mestler
The playlist includes:
I am a Paleontologist
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Album: Here Comes Science