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February 1, 2020 - Mississippian, Franklin County, Alabama
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 9:13pmTrip number 2, for the win! On Saturday, February 1, 2020, eight BPS members and guests met in a parking lot in Russellville to gather permits, supplies and biscuits before returning to the lake where we had collected just a short time ago. The weather was nearly a repeat with gloomy skies and chilly temps and winds but no one was thwarted in the least. We intended to have a leisurely look along the shore that was so forthcoming last time but had a lucky change of direction instead.
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!
January 22, 2011 - Devonian Fossils - St. Clair County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 11:08pmBPS members headed to St. Clair County this month to search for Devonian fossils. With the past week having numerous days below freezing, we were hoping the predicted 48 degrees would be bearable. It actually turned out to be a very pleasant sunny day. After a too-long hiatus from fossil trips, we had members showing up from Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, Anniston, Montgomery, and Georgia to spend the day outside digging in the dirt. Quite literally! We had been asked to collect soil samples for Jun Ebersole so the first order of business was to collect baggies of dirt.
February 27, 2010 - Mississippian Fossils, Colbert and Franklin Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 11:18pmThere must have been a lot of people concerned about the weather report, which predicted snow and ice in North Alabama. Only 5 of us showed up, but what a wonderful day it turned out to be. It stayed cold in Birmingham, but the weather at the collecting sites warmed up to the 50's, and Don remarked we better tell the field trip planner thanks for picking such a great day! The smaller numb
April 11, 2009 - Mississippian Fossils, Morgan Co, AL
Submitted by Ron Beerman on Sun, 06/07/2009 - 11:00pmOn 11 April, BPS visited a quarry in Morgan county. After signing in and filling out all the release forms we were escorted to the dig site. The quarry contains limestone, and the fossils found were primarily from the Mississippian Period of the Paleozoic Era.
February 7 and 8, 2009 Mississippian Fossils, NW Alabama, various sites
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 11:00pmBPS 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.
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