You need to watch the prep videos of the crab guy in New Zealand - you can search New Zealand fossils, crab fossils, etc and find him. When you pick up the concretions and break them, you’re breaking the fossils. There are ways to get the fossil out intact and be able to see what’s in it perfectly. I hope this inspires you to learn to prep!
@@OldGuyAdventures have you tried prepping anything yet for yourself? I’d love to see them if you have! I’m going to the Midwest (USA) from Virginia where I live next week. If the locations I’m going to are 1/2 as good as they’re said to be - I’ll prepping all winter! You can search St Leon Indiana to see one of the sites. 😀
@@marionmarshall7380 Indiana and the border of Kentucky has lots of fossils. The guys in New Zealand and Britian have the benefit of knowing there is something in the concretions they are finding. Most the concretions here are mostly balls of clay and its not worth your time to do the prep work. The area I was at is more known for seashells and you hit the concretion and it reveals the shell. There is a area that does have crab fossils, but I was not in that area.
I wish I were there! we spent a little while on that beach having a good time cracking open rocks, but my lil one got too cold so we called it quits too soon for my taste.
My mom liked to have a round rock contest when we'd go somewhere that had beach or river worn rocks. We'd have had some great entries from that beach! Those are cool fossils you brought home. Thanks for showing this video.
We have areas here that you also only find clams and snails. Out there along the Straits people have found marine mammal bones so you just never know what you will find there
Despite the weather, still good to get out. Beautiful there. I agree on the geoduck, sure looks like it. Really a nice spot to hound! Have a great evening :)
Hello! I've enjoyed several of your videos and have recently picked up rock hounding. I'm having trouble finding a decent rock tumbler at a reasonable price and was wondering if you have any recommendations.
That is one of the problems with tumblers, the one you should buy is never cheap. I use a Lortone and have had great use out of it for over a decade. I have had many other brands over the years, but I have found the Lortone to be the best for the money. Harbor Freight does sell cheaper machines, but you may have to replace it. I have not found anyone who has one of their machines and has been satisfied with it. Hope this helps
I know that Washington has a DNR state web page that tells you places to find fossils. I am sure Oregon has something similiar on their Oregon DNR web page
You need to watch the prep videos of the crab guy in New Zealand - you can search New Zealand fossils, crab fossils, etc and find him. When you pick up the concretions and break them, you’re breaking the fossils. There are ways to get the fossil out intact and be able to see what’s in it perfectly. I hope this inspires you to learn to prep!
![Rainy day fossil hunting on a secluded beach [huge fossil bones, skull?]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/k5-WhpwM8Zk/mqdefault.jpg)
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You need to watch the prep videos of the crab guy in New Zealand - you can search New Zealand fossils, crab fossils, etc and find him. When you pick up the concretions and break them, you’re breaking the fossils. There are ways to get the fossil out intact and be able to see what’s in it perfectly. I hope this inspires you to learn to prep!
I have watched many of his videos and also the guys in Britian who find lots of fossils
@@OldGuyAdventures have you tried prepping anything yet for yourself? I’d love to see them if you have!
I’m going to the Midwest (USA) from Virginia where I live next week. If the locations I’m going to are 1/2 as good as they’re said to be - I’ll prepping all winter! You can search St Leon Indiana to see one of the sites. 😀
@@marionmarshall7380 Indiana and the border of Kentucky has lots of fossils. The guys in New Zealand and Britian have the benefit of knowing there is something in the concretions they are finding. Most the concretions here are mostly balls of clay and its not worth your time to do the prep work. The area I was at is more known for seashells and you hit the concretion and it reveals the shell. There is a area that does have crab fossils, but I was not in that area.
I wish I were there! we spent a little while on that beach having a good time cracking open rocks, but my lil one got too cold so we called it quits too soon for my taste.
I think the things that you were calling indistinguishable are actually kelp fossils
I think you found a clasper. The cartilage associated with the male anatomy of sharks and rays.
That bone you found that you kept was a skate.
Thank you I knew it was from the shark family, just didn't know which
My mom liked to have a round rock contest when we'd go somewhere that had beach or river worn rocks. We'd have had some great entries from that beach! Those are cool fossils you brought home. Thanks for showing this video.
That beach is full of round rocks and each one has a fossil in it. Yes you could get lots of entries from there
Thanks again for sharing. Always beautiful views and finds!
Glad you enjoyed it
Do you ever try to saw them in half to expose the fossil?
I break them in half and they will usually break at the fossil to expose it
Interesting finds , thank you for sharing 😊💙
So interesting! I usually only find fossilized clams where I go i Oregon. Thanks for sharing :)
We have areas here that you also only find clams and snails. Out there along the Straits people have found marine mammal bones so you just never know what you will find there
@@OldGuyAdventures I think it would be cool to find a shark tooth! I’ll keep looking 😊
Despite the weather, still good to get out. Beautiful there. I agree on the geoduck, sure looks like it.
Really a nice spot to hound! Have a great evening :)
Yes it was nice to get out, but its not where I really want to be
@@OldGuyAdventures soon, I have to keep reminding myself it's only the first week of April.
Hello! I've enjoyed several of your videos and have recently picked up rock hounding. I'm having trouble finding a decent rock tumbler at a reasonable price and was wondering if you have any recommendations.
That is one of the problems with tumblers, the one you should buy is never cheap. I use a Lortone and have had great use out of it for over a decade. I have had many other brands over the years, but I have found the Lortone to be the best for the money. Harbor Freight does sell cheaper machines, but you may have to replace it. I have not found anyone who has one of their machines and has been satisfied with it. Hope this helps
Thanks for sharing. As always love your clips. Can't wait for the next adventure. By the way, you left the pretty agate ..boo hoo.....
I do leave rocks sometimes, if I already have some similar I may leave them. Glad you enjoyed I hope we get some better weather soon
Can you recommend a place to go to look for fossils near Salem and Lincoln city? Complete newbie here
I know that Washington has a DNR state web page that tells you places to find fossils. I am sure Oregon has something similiar on their Oregon DNR web page
I just like the look of the round ones. I would get different sizes and use them as yard art.
I also like the look of them and the few I did take will just be yard art
do you slab or carve them? thank you for taking us along
if I found one with a good fossil I would clean it up, these I really have no idea what they are. I will leave them as is
you left that beautiful agate oh my!
You need to watch the prep videos of the crab guy in New Zealand - you can search New Zealand fossils, crab fossils, etc and find him. When you pick up the concretions and break them, you’re breaking the fossils. There are ways to get the fossil out intact and be able to see what’s in it perfectly. I hope this inspires you to learn to prep!