March 5, 2001 - Press Release - Ancient Alabama Animal Tracks
ANCIENT ALABAMA ANIMAL TRACKS INSPIRE AMATEUR FOSSIL COLLECTORS
TO DOCUMENT FINDS
February 17, 2001 - Franklin Co, AL
BPS members collected in the Bangor Limestone in Franklin County, Alabama, and made several stops at roadcuts
in the area. Specimens from this site date to the late Mississipian
January 20, 2001 - Cherokee Co, AL
BPS members collected in Cherokee County, Alabama. This site is the Conasauga Formation of the Cambrian, and numerous trilobites were found.
December 16, 2000 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Walker Co, AL
by Ron Buta, Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
November 26, 2000 - Cretaceous Fossils - Macon Co, AL
The publication of Jim Lacefield's new book, "Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks: A Guide to the State's Ancient Life and Landscapes" led the BPS to this new site for a field trip this month.
May 28, 2000 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Walker Co, AL
This collecting site continues to be popular with the BPS, today’s field trip being the third organized visit in only four months. There were good reasons for returning to the site at this time.
April 30, 2000 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Walker Co, AL
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 19, 2000 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Walker Co, AL
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 26, 2000 - Mississippian Fossils, Franklin Co, AL
Every year, the BPS visits a lake in Franklin County, Alabama when the lake level is down from normal, exposing rocks from the Bangor Limestone dating back to the late Mississipian Period of geological history (about 320 millio