September 28, 2002 - Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 09/28/2002 - 11:00pmWe visited two late Cretaceous sites in Montgomery County, Alabama, where we collected primarily shark teeth and echinoids. A surprise awaited - one site we have visited for years used to have a huge sand pile shaped like a mushroom that was filled with shark teeth. The mushroom
August 24, 2002 - Walker Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 08/24/2002 - 11:00pmJuly 27, 2002 - Marshall Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 07/27/2002 - 11:00pmThis month, BPS members were given a private tour of Cathedral Caverns, located in North Alabama near Gant. Cathedral Caverns bosts the World's Largest Cave Opening, the World's Largest Stalagmite and the World's Largest Frozen Waterfall. The tour was a real treat!
July 3, 2002 - UCM Press Release
Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 07/02/2002 - 11:00pmPress Release
WORLD-CLASS FOSSIL DISCOVERY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
Just prior to the July 4th holiday last week, U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (District 4) visited an extraordinary fossil discovery just northwest of Birmingham in Walker County. Hosting Rep. Aderholt and his aide Bill Harris in a tour of the site were members of the Birmingham Paleontological Society (BPS), a local amateur fossil group, and a number of professional geologists and paleontologists who have participated in studying the fossils that have been recovered so far from the site.
June 13, 2002 - New Hanover Co, NC
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 06/16/2002 - 11:00pmAgain this year, a number of BPS members visited several mines near Wilmington, North Carolina, the beach, and a shell pit a number of miles inland. We spent extra days there, from June 13 - 16. We found a good quantity of shark teeth and echinoids, and also found litterally thousands of shells.
Thanks to Ashley for setting up this multi-day excursion to a number of sites. It was a very interesting trip, and I hope the young student whom Ashley brought along contacts me sometime. Am very interested in how your life is going these days!