Department of Physics and Astronomy
APS Monograph Page of
Dr. Ronald J. Buta, Professor of Astronomy
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The Alabama Paleontological Society (APS) is a group of amateur rock collectors who have a strong interest in the natural history of Alabama. I joined this group when they were part of the Birmingham Paleontological Society (BPS) in 1997. In 1999, Ashley Allen, a high school science teacher from Oneonta, Alabama, and a BPS member, discovered rare and important fossil trackways of tetrapods and other animals at an active surface coal mine near Jasper, Alabama. This turned out to be a major paleontological discovery in Alabama that led to the State of Alabama protecting the site from reclamation. I had the privilege of being a part of this discovery. I coedited the monograph shown below, where "Pennsylvanian" is referring to one of the two major subdivisions of the Carboniferous period. The links at right show what is in the book and also includes a trackway database I prepared from 2001-2005.

Ronald J. Buta, Ph.D.

Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama

The Photographic Trackway Database
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