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July 27, 2019 Cretaceous, Sumter County, Al
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sun, 07/28/2019 - 9:35pmOn Saturday, July 27, 2019, a much-anticipated field trip took place. A good sized group of BPS members and guests met at a pre-determined spot in Sumter County and then caravanned to a lovely Cretaceous chalk gully site that has not been surveyed for several years. Because of a tightly-strung barb wire fence, James made a lovely pair of steps (stiles) for getting the group up and over. There was reference made to accessing the gullies “in STYLE”. Funny but not quite time to give up your day job.
June 15, 2019 - Cretaceous, Dallas and Perry County, Alabama
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:52amOn Saturday, June 15, 2019, a group of BPS members and guests met at a pre-determined meeting spot for a visit/pit stop/supply gather before heading to the field trip destination. The weather was warm but with slightly lower humidity which was much appreciated. After a short drive to the site and a short hike to the gullies, James gathered everyone for an informative talk about the age, formation and fossils in the gullies, as well as some collecting etiquette.
March 2, 2019 - Mississippian, Morgan County
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 1:52pmOn Saturday, March 2, 2019, numerous BPS members and guests traveled through the pouring rain to a fairly close limestone quarry to look for fossils. The rain stopped by the time we reached the rendezvous location but the temperature began to rapidly drop. That did not deter any of the fossil enthusiasts nor did it deter our hosts, thankfully!
September 22, 2018 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas and Perry County, Al.
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 1:15pmOn Saturday, Sept. 22, a nice-sized group of BPS members and guests gathered in anticipation of
August 11, 2018 - Oligocene Fossils, Smith County, MS
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 2:33pmOn Saturday, Aug 11, 2018, a small group of BPS members and guests traveled to Smith County, Mississippi where we were joined by our enthusiastic, knowledgeable host. We were led to a small working lime quarry that featured, from the Oligocene, outcrops of Bucatunna clay, Glendon formation limestone and Marianna limestone. The quarry process yielded specimens from the Mint Spring unit but the unit itself was underwater.
September 20, 2008 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 1:17amOnce again, BPS took a trip south to Dallas county, Alabama, to search in the extensive Cretaceous chalk gullies found there. This was our last gully trip of the season, since hunting season is about to start, so we were in a frantic hurry to collect the items we had previously flagged, and find as much as we could so it could be preserved, and not get washed down a gully, and potentially los
March 11, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Greene Co, AL
Submitted by Bob Stewart on Wed, 03/14/2007 - 11:00pmWe met at a rest area then caravaned to Greene County where we met our host who guided us to his property. We parked most of our vehicles then piled into several pickups and SUV's for the last 2 miles to the site. The site was a beautiful 80 acre parcel of high land on the Sipsey River which was underlain by
October 23, 2004 - Cretaceous Fossils, Tuscaloosa and Hale Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 10/26/2004 - 11:00pm