Jefferson
December 16, 2006 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 12/17/2006 - 11:00pmSeptember 30, 2006 - Paleozoic Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Mon, 10/02/2006 - 11:00pmPage 2 - Fossils and minerals
The BPS September field trip found us at the site of the Red Mountain Road Cut, which is also the site of the former Red Mountain Museum. The fossils that were formerly housed in the RMM now reside in the Alabama Collections Center of McWane Science Center. A good deal of the interpretive work still remains, and several members helped clear vines and bushes that had overgrown the
September 30, 2006 - Paleozoic Fossils and Rocks, Jefferson Co, AL, Part 2
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 10/02/2006 - 11:00pmThe Red Mountain road cut rocks were formed million of years ago when North America was covered by a shallow sea. Fossils from the Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian ages are found at this site. Members found a good selection of fossils, including numerous brachiapods, the pygidium of a Llandovacaste birminghamensis trilobite (used in the BPS logo), graptolites, unidentified plant
August 27, 2006 - Fossil Exhibit, Homewood Library, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 11:00pmJuly 29, 2006 - Fossil Exhibit, Homewood Library, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Tue, 08/01/2006 - 11:00pm(Photos courtesy Vicki Lais)
On July 29, members of BPS gathered at the HPL with bones, stones, posters and other materials to set up the exhibition that has become a tradition with the Library. We gathered in the round auditorium and laid out our fossils on paper mock-ups of the display cases.
December 1, 2004 - Holiday Party
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 12/19/2004 - 11:00pm(no pictures this month)
June 26, 2004 - Late Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Leisa Whitlow on Sun, 06/27/2004 - 11:00pm(An Account of Unprecedented Creek Crossings)
BPS members visited a late Cretaceous site in
Montgomery County, Alabama, where we collected primarily
echinoids, gastropods, and a few shark teeth. This trip was a
real adventure!
A week of daily summer rains and pictures from Friday's site
reconnaissance were not enough to daunt those needing a field trip
fix. By mid-day Saturday the water had receded enough to give
February 22, 2004 - Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Greg Mestler on Sat, 02/21/2004 - 11:00pmAugust 16, 2003 - Rummage Sale, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Tue, 08/19/2003 - 11:00pmThe 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
June 21, 2003 - Carboniferous Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Ron Beerman on Mon, 06/23/2003 - 11:00pmBPS members visited 2 areas of new road development and a small quarry in Jefferson County this month, making 3 stops total. We had not visited these locations before, so were not sure how prolific the sites would be.
(Photos courtesy Greg Mestler, Ron Beerman, and Vicki Lais.)
At stop #1, several brachiopods and a couple of slabs with small amphibian track prints were found.
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