The Mississippi Museum of Natural History in Jackson presents a "Fossil Road Show" each year. The public is invited to bring their "mystery rocks" and have them identified. It also provides a venue for local groups
Our speaker for April is Takehiro Ikejiri, Research Associate, Alabama Museum of Natural History, who will speak on "Late Cretaceous vertebrates from Alabama: Who was really affected by the Chicxulub impact?" Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A/B. Free and open to the public
Geoscientists have unveiled a computer model that maps the details of Earth's tectonic dance in 1-million-year increments.
1) Computer model - image showing how Earth's tectonic plates move, 1 image per million years.
2) "Earth's tectonic plates skitter about", a summary of the technical document listed below.
Our speaker for March is James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology at the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on " Evolution: How It Works" Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room C. Free and open to the public.
Our speaker for February is George Phillips, Paleontology Curator at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, who will speak on Bryozoans. Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A/B. Free and open to the public.
Our January meeting will be devoted primarily to our annual election of officers. A brief program by James Lamb will follow.
LOCATION: Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A and B. Free and open to the public.
Our speaker for December is James Lames, Curator of Paleontology at the Black Belt Museum and Professor of Zoology at the University of West Alabama. He will be speaking on “What happened in the world of paleontology in 2014.” Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room C. Free and open to the public.
Note: this is the 2nd Monday due to room reservation conflicts.
BPS members went to North Shelby Public Library, where they did a presentation to approximately 53 students and their parents. Riley Chandler gave the presentation on Dinosaurs, and Don
BPS traveled to Munford, AL one beautiful Sunday to do a lecture and fossil exhibit for the Alabama Freethought Society.
