Meteorite-surviving crab genus now contains species honoring Nick Saban
Carapace of the new, ~65-million-year-old crab Costacopluma nicksabani. Photo: Dr. Adiel Klompmaker| Alabama Museum of Natural History
The Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum cordially invite you to attend our thrilling and free “Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party” on October 25, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Expect hands-on activities, storytelling, and, of course, a bit of mystery. We cannot wait for you to meet our other esteemed guests. Sleuths and codebreakers of all ages are encouraged to attend. Spill the tea and uncover the truth behind our puzzling, peculiar [...]| Alabama Museum of Natural History
On Friday, October 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., the Alabama Museum of Natural History invites visitors to go on a guided tours of our most popular exhibits! We’ll meet in the Smith Hall lobby at the tour’s start time. The tour is estimated to be 45-60 minutes long and will be accessible to those 5-years-old and up and for those needing elevator access. Admission Tickets prices for these guided tours are $6 per adult and $4 per [...]| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Carapace of the new, ~65-million-year-old crab Costacopluma nicksabani. Photo: Dr. Adiel Klompmaker| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Alligator skull from the collections. Photo: Dr. Adiel Klompmaker| Alabama Museum of Natural History
The Alabama Museum of Natural History (ALMNH) is pleased to announce that our exhibit, “Excavating Erasure: Jefferson Davis Jackson“, is a recipient of the 2025 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Bronze Award in the Under $10,000 budget category. The SEMC Exhibition Competition showcases the best in our profession and provides benchmarks for regional exhibition efforts in southeastern museums. “I am beyond honored that the jurors of SEMC chose to award this exhibit. This recognition...| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Reset and unwind with Pilates at the Alabama Museum of Natural History! Work out under the whale on October 14, 2025 from 5:45 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. This class is open for all abilities and ages 18+. Each session of “Movement in the Museum” is hosted by a trained UREC instructor and this class will be beginner friendly. Participants must be 18+ and will be required to sign a liability waiver. You will need to bring your own water. How [...]| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Current officers of the APS: President Jim Braswell (front left), Vice President Dr. Prescott Atkinson (front right), Treasurer Greg Smith (back left), and Secretary Carl Sloan (back right).| Alabama Museum of Natural History
“Alabama Fossil Fest”, hosted by the Alabama Museum of Natural History (ALMNH) and UA Museums’ Department of Museum Research and Collections, is a free and perfect opportunity to explore paleontology! Visit Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. for a tabling event, the Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award presentation, exciting talks by Drs. Ron Buta and David Schwimmer, a new exhibit unveiling, and hands-on le...| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Reset and unwind with Pilates at the Alabama Museum of Natural History! Work out under the whale on September 9, 2025 from 5:45 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. This class is open for all abilities and ages 18+.| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Dr. John Friel holds the hadrosaur tooth he found in Greene County, Alabama. Photo: Dr. John Friel| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Welcome back, University of Alabama students! We totally dig having you on campus!| Alabama Museum of Natural History
EXPLORATION| almnh.museums.ua.edu
Dr. John Friel, museum director, searches for fossils in gravel he collected from the creek bed.| Alabama Museum of Natural History
Cyclida are an enigmatic, extinct group of crustaceans. They lived in the oceans from the Carboniferous Period till the end of the Cretaceous Period (~360 – 66 million years ago). How they relate to other groups of crustaceans has been debated for more than a century. Cyclids are small (mostly < 2 cm) and thus hard to recognize. As a result, this group remains understudied in terms of diversity (55 species only) and ecology. Smaller individuals may have been parasites, but larger ones could...| Alabama Museum of Natural History
The ammonite Hoploscaphites nicolletii with a lateral injury on both sides (shell missing). From Tajika et al. (2025).| Alabama Museum of Natural History
