Birmingham Paleontological Society

Sunday was spent hiking in the Cane Creek Canyon Preserve.  Pictures are below.

Photos courtesy Nancy Lea and Vicki Lais.

Return to the Saturday fossil field trip in Franklin County, Alabama.

The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, April 6, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama. 

NEW DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION FOR MARCH BUSINESS MEETING

CHANGE IN DATE AND LOCATION

See March 7, 2009 for details.

Dr. Donald R. Prothero: "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It matters."

7:30 pm, March 9th, 2009.
Biology auditorium, University of Alabama, Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL.

BPS members gathered in NW Alabama for a full weekend field-trip  February 7 and 8.   We couldn't have begged, pleaded or prayed for better weather!  Since we were slogging through a great deal of mud culling for Mississippian fossils, the unseasonal warmth was a treat!  Lots of conglomerate "collections" were found, featuring the remains of archimedes, brachiopods and crinoids.

The Animal Planet Network has scheduled a couple of interesting paleo related programs on Thursday, February 12.  Check your listings for exact times in your area.

Nigel Marven travels back to the Cretaceous Montana: his mission - to rescue Tyrannosaurus Rex. He coaxes two baby T-rex through the time portal and into the park. He names them Terence and Matilda.

The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, February 2, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.  The

This month the group had a "Scouting Outing" to a new location in Walker county.  An initial quick survey of the site a few days before turned up few fossils, so there was some concern about taking a group.  We also planned for two more stops, and with this group, even heading off for dinner can be fun! We need not have been concerned, plenty of fossils were found by everyone.