February 7, 2011 Guest Speaker - Dr. Jim Lacefield
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 12:04amDr. Jim Lacefield will be our featured speaker at the February 7 BPS meeting. Dr. Lacefield is the author of "Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks; a Guide to the State's Ancient Life and Landscapes".
January 22, 2011 - Devonian Fossils - St. Clair County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 11:08pmBPS members headed to St. Clair County this month to search for Devonian fossils. With the past week having numerous days below freezing, we were hoping the predicted 48 degrees would be bearable. It actually turned out to be a very pleasant sunny day. After a too-long hiatus from fossil trips, we had members showing up from Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, Anniston, Montgomery, and Georgia to spend the day outside digging in the dirt. Quite literally! We had been asked to collect soil samples for Jun Ebersole so the first order of business was to collect baggies of dirt.
UA ALLELE Lecture Jan 20 - "T.rex Under the Microscope: A New Look at an Old Dinosaur"
UA ALLELE Lecture Series Continues with NC State Biologist Mary Schweitzer
Dr. Mary Schweitzer of North Carolina State University will present her lecture, "T. Rex Under the Microscope: A New Look at an Old Dinosaur," Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium on The University of Alabama campus. Schweitzer is a professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University. Her presentation is the third in the 2010-2011 Alabama Lectures on Life's Evolution, known as ALLELE.
BPS Meeting January 3, 2011
The next meeting of the BPS will be Monday, January 3, 2011, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
This will be a concurrent Annual Meeting, Directors Meeting, and Regular Business meeting. We will elect and install officers for 2011. The Awards Committee will be honoring numerous individuals for their various contributions to the group, including hard work and events that provided us with hours of laughter and entertainment!
US Public Asked to Play Judge and Jury for Science Funding
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 11:49pmThe incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives has selected the National Science Foundation
BPS Meeting December 6, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, December 6, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Learn to draw a dinosaur
Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 10:23pmDr. Travis Lee Clark is an artist in Big Bend, Texas, who posts videos showing the basic techniques of drawing pterosaurs, pterodactyls, sauropods,
September and October, 2010 - Cretaceous Fossils - Dallas Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:10amDuring September and early October, BPS members had several field trips to find fossils and help excavate in the Cretaceous gullies of Dallas County. Over a period of several days (September 19, 24, 26, October 1, 2, 3) a turtle and mosasaur were excavated. Also, a number of other fossils were found, including shark teeth, upper and lower Xiphactinus fish jaw with teeth, a variety of shells
BPS Meeting November 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, November 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Fossils of the Black Belt - A Hands-On Field Workshop
UPDATE - The workshop will begin at 9AM instead of 8AM.