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National Fossil Day 2022: Presentation – Ancient Life in Alabama
October 15, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Free
For National Fossil Day, Dr. Bill Deutsch will be presenting Ancient Life in Alabama: The Fossils, the Finders, and Why It Matters on October 15, 2022 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History (Smith Hall, Room 205) from 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm.
Cost
National Fossil Day is FREE!
Schedule
Grand Gallery Smith Hall:
- 1:00 – 4:00. Numerous tables with paleontologists showcasing great Alabama fossils. At least one table will give away a free fossil per person.
Special events in room 205 Smith Hall:
- 1:30 – 2:00: Book presentation Ancient Life in Alabama: The Fossils, the Finders, and Why It Matters by Dr. Bill Deutsch
- 2:30 – 3:15: Keynote talk. Did mosasaurs drink freshwater? A new study of the fiercest predators in Alabama’s ancient oceans by Dr. Becky Totten
- 3:30 – 4:00: Presentation Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award by Dr. Adiel Klompmaker
Location
This National Fossil Day presentation will be held in Smith Hall, Room 205 on the campus of The University of Alabama.
Directions
From Birmingham: Take Interstate 20/59 S to Tuscaloosa exit 73, McFarland Blvd. Head West on McFarland Blvd toward the University of Alabama. Exit right onto University Blvd. Follow University Blvd to Hackberry Lane. Make a right onto Hackberry Lane and turn into the second parking lot on your left behind Smith Hall (yellow brick building).
From Montgomery: Take Hwy 82 W to Tuscaloosa. Exit right onto University Blvd. Follow University Blvd to Hackberry Lane. Make a right onto Hackberry Lane and turn into the second parking lot on your left behind Smith Hall (yellow brick building).
Parking
There are five dedicated visitor parking spaces in the lot behind Smith Hall that can be accessed from Hackberry Drive. Upon arrival, once you pay for admission, you will receive a parking pass receipt that will entitle you to free parking in our museum visitor parking spaces. In addition, there is a parking deck located at Campus Drive and Hackberry Lane. The cost for visitor parking in the deck is $1 for the first hour and $2 for each additional hour. To reach the parking deck, take Hackberry Lane to Campus Drive East, and the parking deck is on the right.