NOVA - Megabeasts' Sudden Death
Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 9:53pm
The NOVA program "Megabeasts' Sudden Death" aired Tuesday February 23, 2010 on PBS, and is now available online. To start the video on the PBS site, click the mammoth picture.
Fifteen thousand years ago, North America was like the Serengeti on steroids, with mega-creatures roaming a continent teeming with incredible
BPS Meeting March 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, March 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
January 16-17, 2010 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 10:55pmThis weekend trip to northeast Alabama was delayed due to several weeks of below freezing weather. When the day arrived, a high percent of rain was predicted. However, being the troopers we are, and seeing that it has been so long since we've been on a field trip, 21 of us showed up anyhow! Amazingly, the weather cooperated. A light drizzle
BPS Meeting February 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, February 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
BPS Meeting January 4, 2010
The next meeting of the BPS will be Monday, January 4, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
The speaker will be James Lamb, Curator of Collections for the Black Belt Museum.
December 5, 2009 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:00pmA hastily put together field trip ended up being on a snowy day, and most members decided to stay snug in their warm homes. Three of us were ready to brave the snow, cold, and wind, so we headed to Ruffner Mountain, to enjoy the old quarry, and check on the rock we etched many years ago so visitors could see the range of fossils in the limestone.
December 7, 2009 BPS Meeting
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, December 7, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Our speaker will be Jun Ebersole, Curator at the McWane Science Center. His topic will be "Faunal Analysis 101: An introduction to the study of animal bones from archaeological sites"
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
James Lamb is now Curator of Collections at the Black Belt Museum
Submitted by admin2 on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 11:00pmBPS Meeting November 2, 2009
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, November 2, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Our speaker will be James Lamb, Paleontologist at the McWane Science Center. We will show the Discovery Channel presentation of "Megabeasts - The Mosasaur"
Radio Tribute to Greg Mestler - KDHX - St. Louis
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 10/17/2009 - 9:30pmKDHX is a community radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. Greg's sister is married to one of the DJ's, "Grandfather Paul Stark", who created a tribute to Greg on his Saturday morning radio show "Musical Merry-Go Round" on October 17, 2009. It will be available as a streaming audio program for two weeks. Link is below. The tribute
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