November 27, 2020 - Pennsylvanian - Jefferson County, Alabama
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Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/11/2023 - 2:08amApril 11, 2020 - Pennsylvanian - Jefferson County, Alabama
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/11/2023 - 2:06amMarch 21, 2020 - Pennsylvanian - Jefferson County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/11/2023 - 2:04amNovember 27, 2020 - Pennsylvanian, Jefferson County, Al
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 8:49pmOn Friday, November 27, 2020, seven BPS members and guests went to a working strip mine in Jefferson County to collect fossils from the Pottsville formation of the Pennsylvanian period. The fossils collected today originated in a warm, steamy, oxygen-rich environment and many grew to towering heights. Some of the fossils found are pith casts, formed when sediments filled the hollow center of a stem and later hardened/mineralized into rock. Other fossils are imprints and show beautiful details of fern-like foliage.
Virtual National Fossil Day events from Alabama Museum of Natural History
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 8:59pmNational Fossil Day will be celebrated with a virtual event this year! October 14, 2020, check out the Fossil Day even
What Dinosaur are You?
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 5:10pmFor kids of all ages, from National Geographic Kids, a quiz.
NO BPS MEETING on May 4, 2020
Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 11:08amPresident Claire has decided there will be no BPS meeting on May 4, 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions. Also, Jefferson county libraries are currently closed.
NO BPS MEETING on April 6, 2020
Submitted by admin2 on Fri, 04/03/2020 - 10:03amPresident Claire has decided there will be no BPS meeting on April 6, 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions. Also, Jefferson county libraries are currently closed.
March 21, 2020 - Pennsylvanian, Jefferson, AL
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 8:36pmOn Saturday, March 21, 2020, a baker’s dozen members and guests of BPS went to a site that we’d never visited. A tip from a member’s neighbor and a scouting outing was awarded by permission to collect in a strip mine in Jefferson County. The spoil piles that held fossils were from the Pennsylvanian period – Coal Age fossils that were formed as warm moist coastal swamps gave way to periodic flooding and sedimentation during continental drift changes. Interestingly, similarities between Pennsylvanian coal deposits in the Black Warrior Basin and those in South America indicate that they wer
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