BPS Meeting October 4, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, October 4, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
BPS Meeting Sept 13, 2010 - This is SECOND MONDAY
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, September 13, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Our speaker will be Marsha Andrews, Geologist at Vulcan Materials.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
"Whale Evolution" by Dr. Philip Gingerich in August 2010 National Geographic
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 12:45amJuly 31, 2010 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas and Perry Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 09/12/2010 - 11:06pmBPS members defied the extreme heat and went to south Alabama to assist in collecting fossils and close down the dig site until the weather cools off some. A number of mosasaur bones were found, and a mosasaur jaw still containing a tooth. Other fossils found included shark teeth, shark vertebra, various varieties of fish, turtle bone, and enchodus jaw and teeth. The thermometer read 110
BPS Meeting August 2, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, August 2, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
June 19, 2010 - Eocene Fossils, Covington Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 3:19amThis month the group went to a shallow river in Covington Co, AL we haven't visited for a long time. Our memory of this site is that the pickings were better in years past. It took a while to find fossils. We don't dig, as the landowner has requested "no digging", but most of our honey holes were empty, possibly from the recent rainy seasons or over-collecting by commercial coll
BPS Meeting July 12, 2010 - This is SECOND MONDAY
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, July 12, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The President changed the date to the SECOND MONDAY to avoid conflicts with the 4th of July weekend.
Speaker TBA.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
May 29, 2010 - Cretaceous Fossils, Union Co, MS
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 06/13/2010 - 1:07amThis month's trip was to northern Mississippi, where we collected in the Coon Creek formation. The area was once a bay in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a Late Cretaceous site, where we found numerous turritella (most in an extremely fragile condition), and even more crab and lobster parts, mostly looking like they had exploded, though several intact "bellies" and a couple of claws w
April 17, 2010 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 06/13/2010 - 12:47amOur annual trip to Butler County turned up several shark teeth, fish vertebra, ray teeth, turritella in cochina, and a number of pottery pieces. The day was spent roaming the creek, playing in the sand and creek, or just hanging out sunbathing. Several members camped out for the weekend on the bald, where more fossils were found.
April 3, 2010 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Shelby Co. AL
Submitted by Martha Ivey on Sat, 06/12/2010 - 10:40pmOn a chilly rainy day a few BPS members braved the weather to view a spectacular waterfall in Shelby County. After the waterfall hike another stop was made to find some wonderful plant material.
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