February 23, 2008 - Lawrence and Franklin Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 03/02/2008 - 10:51pmA large crew of BPS members and guests headed to northwest Alabama this month, in hopes of finding crinoid heads and trilobites. Well, we found both! We left Birmingham expecting a high of 50, however, that must have been in the wee hours of the morning, as the temperature hovered in the mid-30's all day. Brrr!! But that didn't keep the fossils inside, nor did it deter detemined fossil seekers.
Our first stop was a roadcut where numerous specimens of coral were found, many too large to carry home.
BPS March 3, 2008 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center. Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at
Alabama Dinosaur Exhibit at McWane - Behind the Scenes
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:39pmMcWane has posted some "behind the scenes" pictures of the upcoming dinosaur exhibit. Enjoy!
Wetumpka Hosting Crater Tours March 8 - Make Reservations by February 29
The Wetumpka Riverfest will be coming March 8, 2008 to Wetumpka, Alabama. Along with the Crater 5k Run, arts and crafts, food and music, there will be lectures and tours of the Wetumpka meteor crater. Dr. David T. King Jr., an Auburn University professor of geology, will share information about the astrobleme. There is a free
Bones of Fearsome Dinosaurs Found
Submitted by admin2 on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 7:15pmFossil hunters say they have discovered bones of two massive meat-eating dinosaurs in Africa.
Tiny Pterodactyl Found in China
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 11:03pmABC News reported that a tiny pterodactyl with curved toes has been found in the Liaoning region of China.
Finding Your Inner Fish - Feb. 21, 2008, Tuscaloosa
Dr. Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago and Field Museum will present the lecture "Finding Your Inner Fish: New Discoveries on the Shift From Fish to Land-Living Animal".
The lecture will be held 7;30 pm, February 21, 2008 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, in the Biology Auditorium, across the street from the Geological Survey office. This talk is part of the ALLELE 2007-2008 presentations - Alabama Lectures on Life's Evolution. All lectures are open to the public.
BPS February 4, 2008 Meeting
Dr. Carl Stock, paleontology professor at University of Alabama, will give the program on "Biogeographic Barriers".
Background: Dr. Stock received his PhD from the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been teaching paleontology and geology and the University of Alabama for a little over 30 years. His research focus includes topics in invertebrate paleontology, stromatoporoids, paleobiogeography, and Ordovician/Silurian/Devonian.
Photos from old BPS Field Trips added
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 01/13/2008 - 3:03amPages
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