The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa celebrated National Fossil Day at Smith Hall on October 21 - a week late this year - all the paleontologists were attending the annual SVP meeting on National Fossil Day! BPS was in
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.
Weekend trip to a creek in Butler county, Alabama, with several members camping out for the long holiday.
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.
Print this flyer to have easy access to the lecture series speakers and dates.
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.&n
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"
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.
Trip to a creek in Butler county, Alabama. A good turnout for the hot weather. Creek was good for cooling off while hunting fossils.
