Since its inception in 2020, the Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award (ALAP Award) has been handed out each year based on a variety of criteria. This award honors an individual or a group of individuals whose contributions to Alabama paleontology have been exceptional. The recipient of the 2024 ALAP Award is the Birmingham Paleontological Society (BPS). The BPS is the oldest paleontological society in Alabama and has been in existence for 40 years as of September. “The award committee c...
