If you're looking for Alabama fossils, this is the place to come!
Exciting field trips, educational programs on paleontology and geology, and interesting people to meet! No prior knowledge required, just a desire to learn and a love of fossils and the outdoors. Professionals and novices of all ages are welcome.
Three sites were visited in northern Mississippi. Site 1 featured the Prairie Bluff and Chiwapa Sandstone (Ripley) formations. Echinoids and decapods were found in the Chiwapa Sandstone in Pontotoc county.
Alabama has gotten a lot of rain lately, with that said... Saturday turned out to be a good day to fossil hunt!
Our speaker for August is Dr. Brad Deline from University of West Georgia. The program will be : "Across the globe and to the bottom of the sea: stories and science from two field seasons".
The program begins at 7:00, followed by the business meeting at 8:00 pm. This month, we will be meeting at the Homewood Public Library, downstairs, conference room 116.
Free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
Our speaker for May is TBA
The program begins at 7:00, followed by the business meeting at 8:00 pm. Hoover Public Library, downstairs, Fitzgerald Conference Room. Free and open to the public.
Our speaker for March is Chase Egli, a Geology grad student currently working on his masters. Chase is well known for his expertise in sharks.
The program begins at 7:00, followed by the business meeting at 8:00 pm. Hoover Public Library, downstairs, Fitzgerald Conference Room. Free and open to the public.
BPS members visited a new Pennsylvanian site in Jefferson County, where mostly coal age plant fossils were found, including stigmaria, lepidodendron, and some other bark patterns. The weather was absolutely perfect; we couldn'
