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Feb 21, 20222 min read

Fossiling in February

The APS made a return visit to the Pennsylvanian Age rocks of Walker County, Alabama on a gorgeous February day. We had a good group of...

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National Fossil Day at the Alabama Museum of Natural History

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Oct 17, 20212 min read

National Fossil Day at the Alabama Museum of Natural History

The APS was thrilled to be back out interacting with the public at this years National Fossil Day event at the Alabama Museum of Natural...

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Oct 17, 20212 min read

October Coal Mine Trip

The APS took a return trip to an active coal mine in Jefferson County for their 10 October field trip. We were joined by a group from...

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A Day At A Montgomery Area Creek Looking For Cretaceous Fossils

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Oct 2, 20212 min read

A Day At A Montgomery Area Creek Looking For Cretaceous Fossils

The APS headed to the Montgomery area for a late September field trip. The day was warm and dry with bright sun and deep blue skies, and...

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Jul 30, 20211 min read

The Tetrapod (e.g. Dog) Days of Summer

On 10 July, the APS made a return visit to the Pennsylvanian Age rocks of Walker County, Alabama. We had a very small group of intrepid...

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Jul 3, 20213 min read

June Hunt for Carboniferous Trackways

I, personally, was very excited that the Alabama Paleontological Society (APS) hit the field again on 26 June in what has been a very...

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Revisit of a Fabulous Mine in Jefferson County

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May 19, 20213 min read

Revisit of a Fabulous Mine in Jefferson County

For the second straight weekend the APS had a field trip; this was supposed to be the third straight Saturday in May but the first trip...

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May 19, 20212 min read

Finally The Weather Cooperates

After having several field trips planned for April and the first weekend in May cancelled due to rain, we finally caught a much needed...

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The Fossils Were Everywhere! A Beautiful Day To Hunt Carboniferous/ Pennsylvanian Period Fossils.

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Mar 10, 20214 min read

The Fossils Were Everywhere! A Beautiful Day To Hunt Carboniferous/ Pennsylvanian Period Fossils.

March 6, 2021, Ohhhhh what a day! Saturday was a beautiful blue, cloudless day in Alabama for a fossil hunt on a Carboniferous Period...

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Feb 24, 20213 min read

Frosty February Trip to Walker County

There was quite a bit of excitement building since January to get back out to the strip mine site in Walker County as some large slabs...

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January 2021 Fossil Hunting – Walker County

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Jan 29, 20212 min read

January 2021 Fossil Hunting – Walker County

The Alabama Paleontological Society (APS) spent a beautiful sunny cool (high in the mid 50s) January day looking for fossils in Walker...

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Hunting Carboniferous/Mississippian Fossils in North Alabama

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Jan 5, 20212 min read

Hunting Carboniferous/Mississippian Fossils in North Alabama

The second of January 2021 started off with a bang and it was a chilly one. It was supposed to be a partly sunny to cloudy day in the...

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Fossil Hunting in the Mississippian Rocks of NW Alabama

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Dec 16, 20202 min read

Fossil Hunting in the Mississippian Rocks of NW Alabama

December in north Alabama brings lots of rain, cooler temperatures, and also a lot less vegetation and bugs making it a great time to get...

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Deep Blue October Sky and Fossils - Walker County

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Oct 19, 20202 min read

Deep Blue October Sky and Fossils - Walker County

In September, the Alabama Paleontological Society (APS) took a field trip to look for rocks and minerals but on October 17, 2020, it was...

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August 2020 Fossil Hunting – Walker County

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Sep 1, 20202 min read

August 2020 Fossil Hunting – Walker County

On August 29, 2020, with the COVID pandemic still keeping people largely at home, fossil collecting provides a wonderful escape. The...

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Social Distancing At Its Finest In Walker County, APS Style

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Apr 1, 20201 min read

Social Distancing At Its Finest In Walker County, APS Style

On March 28, 2020, the Alabama Paleontological Society went to Walker County on their monthly fossil hunt and it didn't disappoint! A...

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Rainy Day APS Field Trip To A Reclaimed Coal Mine

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Mar 13, 20202 min read

Rainy Day APS Field Trip To A Reclaimed Coal Mine

On Saturday 21 December 2019 about a dozen members of the APS went on a half-day field trip to an old coal mine that sets astride the...

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A Call To All APS Members To Participate

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Mar 6, 20201 min read

A Call To All APS Members To Participate

As most of you know, we have the updated APS website running and online. Our goal for this website is to be informative to members and...

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The Alabama Paleontological Society Field Trip Blog

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Feb 11, 20201 min read

The Alabama Paleontological Society Field Trip Blog

Welcome to the Alabama Paleontological Society Field Trip Blog members and visitors! It is here we will document the society's field...

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