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Birmingham Zoo community science weekend

A new University of Alabama study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama yielded multiple new species and genera.

Dr. Harry "Bing" Blewitt has volunteered around 7,500 hours over the last 27 years with The University of Alabama Museums and helped to put more than 3000 records in the collections. "Bing" is also the 2023 Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Awardee. • Volunteer Achievement Award: https://bit.ly/48nmG76 • Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award: https://bit.ly/48nmG76 • Research & Collections Website: https://collections.museums.ua.edu/ • The University of Alabama Museums Website: https://museums.ua.edu/ • Become a UA Museums Supporting Member: https://bit.ly/3ok8RxB Credits: • Video Shot and Edited By: Rebecca Johnson, UA Museums' Communications Specialist • Drone Footage: The University of Alabama's Division of Strategic Communications • Music: Kyle Cox - Worth the Squeeze - Instrumental version Bunker Buster - Sun Lover Hey Judy - Hahaha - Instrumental version Campagna - All the Way Home #Museums #NaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistory #MuseumCollections #UniversityOfAlabama

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