BPS February 2, 2004 Meeting

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library.  Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.

Program: Fossils as Artifacts, Artifacts as Fossils
Date: 
Monday, February 2, 2004 - 7:00pm

January 24, 2004 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL

Submitted by Greg Mestler on Fri, 01/23/2004 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Cherokee
Cambrian
brooksella
trilobite
Kingstonia
Densonella
Norwoodella
Coosella
Coosia superba
Holcacephalus
For the first time in many years it was warm and the sun was shining at Weiss Lake in NE Alabama instead of snowing or sleeting, resulting in a turn-out of 17+ members.

Our first stop was at a new site exposing nodules from the shale of the Conasauga Fm, Dresbachian stage, late Cambrian approx. 515 million years old. Here we found over 20 "Brooksella" which are believed to be the internal mold of a "primitive jellyfish". The most that anyone can remember finding on any trip were 3, so everyone got at least one specimen.

BPS January 5, 2004 Meeting

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library.  Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Elections
Program: Micro-fossils of Franklin County; Conodonts
Date: 
Monday, January 5, 2004 - 7:00pm

BPS Meetings 2003

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.

Programs for 2003:

December 1, 2003
A selection from the Sir David Attenburough series on Paleontology

Date: 
Thursday, January 1, 2004 - 7:00pm

December 20, 2003 - Franklin Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 12/20/2003 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Franklin
gastropod
ostrocod

Our activity for December was the annual BPS Holiday Party, this time held at the home of Judy and Bill Lewis.  They are fabulous hosts, and have a house built for entertaining.  Their numerous trips to exciting locations around the world, and the treasures they have collected made for interesting conversations.  Also, a number of

November 22, 2003 - Dallas Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 11/22/2003 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Dallas
shark teeth
crab
exogyra
mosasaur
This month BPS did several stops in Dallas County. None of the sites were prolific, but each site was easily accessible. At our first stop, a mosausaur bone had been discovered on the scouting trip, so Steve and Greg spent most of their time excavating the bones on top that were weathering. Three bones were collected, though it appears

October 25, 2003 - Franklin Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 10/25/2003 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Franklin
crinoid
blastoid
BPS took an earlier than normal trip to Russellville this month. Generally, the water is lowered during the winter, and a good low water level in January makes it easy to collect in the Bangor Limestone that surrounds the lake. But we found they were releasing the water much earlier, and much lower, than normal for a special project.

September 27, 2003 - Sumter Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 09/27/2003 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Sumter
ammonite
gastropod
cephalopod
plesiosaur
This month BPS took to the water. There are chalk bluffs along the Tombigbee that can only be reached by boat. Dr. Charlie Smith has done many years of research on this site, and provided a wonderful lecture and handouts to a group of eager amateurs. A number of straight cephalopods, gastropods, and even ammonites were found. A fish jaw, with teeth, was found on

August 23, 2003 - Butler and Covington Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 08/23/2003 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Butler
Alabama›Covington
shark teeth
gastropod
nautiloid
BPS did a return trip to Butler County this month.  South Alabama had a lot of rain this year, and the creek looked very different from our previous trip; also, the water was much higher this time.  A number of nice teeth were found, nautaloids, and small gastropods on the ridge.  The best entertainment for the day was watching Claire spin her way up the mountain, after getting

August 16, 2003 - Rummage Sale, Jefferson Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Tue, 08/19/2003 - 11:00pm
Alabama›Jefferson

The rummage sale went very well, and generated a few hundred dollars for the BPS treasury. Several weeks of preparation was hard work, but the actual day of the sale was a lot of fun. Leisa was able to obtain a location on the main drag through Gardendale, Alabama, so even without any advertising, and

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