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February 5, 2018 BPS Program “Fossil Growth and Chemistry as Windows into Past Climate and Ecology.”
Our speaker for February is Dr. Fred Andrus, Professor of Geology and Department Chair in Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Dr. Andrus will speak on “Fossil Growth and Chemistry as Windows into Past Climate and Ecology.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room, downstairs. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public
Date:
Monday, February 5, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
November 11, 2017 - Cretaceous, Dallas County, Alabama
Last trip to the gullies before hunting season starts.
December 4, 2017 BPS Program “Ammonite Biology Revealed Through Shell Chemistry”
Our speaker for December is Dr. Tom Tobin, Assistant Professor in Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Dr. Tobin will discuss the geochemistry of ammonite fossils, and what they tell us about ammonite biology and life history. Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, December 4, 2017 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
October 11, 2017 - National Fossil Day in Tuscaloosa
The Alabama Museum of Natural History hosts an annual National Fossil Day event in the Grand Gallery. BPS set up an exhibit table, as did numerous groups from around the area.
November 6, 2017 BPS Program “Fossil Growth and Chemistry as Windows into Past Climate and Ecology.”
Our speaker for November is Dr. Fred Andrus, Professor of Geology and Department Chair in Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Dr. Andrus will speak on “Fossil Growth and Chemistry as Windows into Past Climate and Ecology.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, November 6, 2017 - 7:30pm
FOSSIL Roadshow Webinar, Oct 19th, 6 pm CDT
Some of our readers may be interested in this webinar presented by The FOSSIL Project.
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The FOSSIL Project would like to invite you to the second event in our fall webinar series:
Date:
Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 6:00pm
October 2, 2017 BPS Program “Fossil Growth and Chemistry as Windows into Past Climate and Ecology.” TO BE RESCHEDULED
Our speaker for October is Dr. Fred Andrus, Professor of Geology and Department Chair in Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Dr. Andrus will speak on “Fossil Growth and Chemistry as Windows into Past Climate and Ecology.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, October 2, 2017 - 7:30pm
MEETING CANCELLED September 11, 2017 BPS Program “Some Say the World Will End in Fire – the Terminal Cretaceous Impact Event.”
TONIGHT'S BPS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. New meeting date will be posted when finalized.
Our speaker for September is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on “Some Say the World Will End in Fire – the Terminal Cretaceous Impact Event.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, September 11, 2017 - 7:00pm
August 26, 2017 - Cretaceous - Dallas County, Alabama
Best day ever for collecting in the gullies - weather was cool, only low 90's, unlike the usual 110 or higher in the shade.