Some of the BEST Fossil Fish on Earth found here!

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  • Опубліковано 15 лип 2023
  • In this video, we'll take you on a tour of the best fossil fish area in the world! The Green River area for fossil fish in Wyoming at the American fossil quarry is home to some of the most spectacular and rare fossil fish on the planet!
    This area is a must-see for anyone interested in fish fossils and more, because lots of other types of fossils can be found here. Not only will you get to see some of the most beautiful and rare fossil fish on Earth, but you'll also learn about the history of this amazing location! Watch this video and see for yourself why this area is the best place to collect fossils!

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  • @sumerbc7409
    @sumerbc7409 10 місяців тому +48

    So it's the identical technique I use to spit a frozen stack of corn tortillas. I'm a pro already lol.

  • @brucevanderzanden9638
    @brucevanderzanden9638 10 місяців тому +8

    Now that is my kind of fishing!

  • @_jake2_
    @_jake2_ 10 місяців тому +7

    You gotta love the crystal collector

  • @markslade6848
    @markslade6848 10 місяців тому +4

    What a fantastic location!! Sending jealous vibes from the UK

  • @kellyharper367
    @kellyharper367 10 місяців тому +13

    Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Been many years since I went our and searched for fish fossils. You looked like you had a blast and "netted" several great finds. Even a poor quality or partial fossil would thrill some fledgling pebble pup!!! I think all of us rockhounds should make "pebble pup cups" or small collections for little kids interested in rocks. When a new baby is born into our family ... I make them a rock collection and write out a little story about rockhounding in our family ... for when they are old enough to get into rocks.

    • @fit_pharmd4830
      @fit_pharmd4830 10 місяців тому +4

      Wish you could still get out there. Being dusty and rusty may be not as much fun but living thru Brian can help. He sure helps me and I’m 40 but am super depressed so I Don’t get out much either. Just wanted someone on here to know your comment was read and appreciated.

    • @kellyharper367
      @kellyharper367 10 місяців тому +2

      @fit_pharmd4830 Thank you so much. Bryan's videos helped pull me from the lowest energy I've ever felt. I have a rare blistering autoimmune disease. 8 years of prednisone and experimental meds...etc. These videos have helped reawaken memories of good times, revisit old haunts, and allow me to experience it again. I am so greatfull for his channel. Thank you again for acknowledging me and I likewise want to celebrate you, your kindness and send you best wishes for you journey. 😊

    • @marywright4934
      @marywright4934 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@fit_pharmd4830please don't let depression ruin your life. It will if you allow it. There's beauty and love everywhere. This universe wouldn't exist without you. Seriously

    • @marywright4934
      @marywright4934 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@kellyharper367I pray they can help you as I have EDS and it's effected every aspect of my life. Stay strong and know you are loved

    • @kellyharper367
      @kellyharper367 10 місяців тому +2

      @marywright4934 Bless you, Mary. Peace and strength to you, too.

  • @davygems
    @davygems 10 місяців тому +3

    Whaaaat!! nice split my friend

  • @nrdes
    @nrdes 10 місяців тому +5

    I took my family to American Quarry last summer and we had such an amazing time, if you're a rock nerd it's like a candy store, and full of near-instant gratification

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 6 місяців тому

      Fossils prove that living things did not evolve. Darwinism is a lie.

  • @rocknrollmine
    @rocknrollmine 10 місяців тому +2

    the detail in those is crazy!

  • @susanbarnum9262
    @susanbarnum9262 10 місяців тому +3

    We have been there and highly recommend! Awesome, friendly people!

  • @dustinfindsrocks
    @dustinfindsrocks 10 місяців тому +2

    My friend Jeff was just here and he says next year I’m coming with him even if he has to drag me 😂 I’m ready! He was telling me some stories… you can find some amazing fossils here!

  • @pittstaffio
    @pittstaffio 4 місяці тому

    My parents took us "fossil hunting" when we would go camping every year up near Gilbert Lake in NY back in the 70s. We brought back so many slate pieces with amazing fossils!!!

  • @susansmith6680
    @susansmith6680 10 місяців тому +2

    Just beautiful, they are each a work of art.

  • @sesilu33
    @sesilu33 10 місяців тому +2

    Saw you had a new video, had to immediately watch it. What amazing finds!🐟

  • @heathercarter9741
    @heathercarter9741 10 місяців тому +5

    That place looks awesome. Love that they provide it all, even the use of tile saw. Smart.

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 6 місяців тому

      Fossils prove that living things did not evolve. Darwinism is a lie.

  • @yourworldexplorer1
    @yourworldexplorer1 10 місяців тому +2

    Very accommodating setup. Awesome finds.

  • @bryanolsen5764
    @bryanolsen5764 10 місяців тому +4

    I was hoping you could have found a dragon fly. The visitor center has some very cool finds. Just a stones throw away is the blue forest wood check that out to

  • @Oord76
    @Oord76 10 місяців тому +2

    Those are some really nice fossils!

  • @TheKimworldwide
    @TheKimworldwide 10 місяців тому +3

    One day I'd love to do that with my son 🙏♥️ Love All of your finds Bryan! Give little adorable Matrix my love! 🙏♥️

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 6 місяців тому

      Fossils prove that living things did not evolve. Darwinism is a lie.

  • @marywright4934
    @marywright4934 10 місяців тому +6

    I've always loved and collected rocks since childhood. Your videos enrich my knowledge and inspires me to keep looking and sharing

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 6 місяців тому

      Fossils prove that living things did not evolve. Darwinism is a lie.

  • @crinklecut3790
    @crinklecut3790 10 місяців тому +2

    I really enjoyed this video. I had no idea places like this exist (fossil quarries). Thank you!

  • @johnboyle1146
    @johnboyle1146 5 місяців тому

    My son and I did that and it’s a good time, you’ll definitely find a lot of fossils, mainly fish!

  • @tonywild1963
    @tonywild1963 10 місяців тому +7

    That's amazing finding all those fishes in the slabs. I think the best fish was the one on the back of the slab someone left behind. It looked good like it was turning. Thank you Bryan. That's awesome

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 6 місяців тому

      Fossils prove that living things did not evolve. Darwinism is a lie.

    • @ericd7532
      @ericd7532 4 місяці тому

      Fish

  • @classicstone3122
    @classicstone3122 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing finding. Thanks for sharing

  • @marywright4934
    @marywright4934 10 місяців тому +1

    Your smile is contagious

  • @pudermcgavin4462
    @pudermcgavin4462 10 місяців тому +1

    I could easily get into this but I would also love to get down and dirty and clean the fossils up to make sure they are cleaned and look the best possible!

  • @GREEKEXPLORERS
    @GREEKEXPLORERS 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @Helix..
    @Helix.. 10 місяців тому +2

    would love to fly out but I'm stuck in PA for the time being.

  • @WorldofRockhounds
    @WorldofRockhounds 10 місяців тому +2

    It's like you know we are going there soon and beat us to it haha

  • @georgetirebiter4343
    @georgetirebiter4343 9 місяців тому

    I was on a job out there in the wintertime, so that quarry was closed; but I had a nice long chat with one of the owners, who owned a rock shop in town. She gave me a tour of the workshop in back where her technician was working on cleaning a much larger find, a beautiful freshwater ray, as I recall.

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank You for sharing your adventures. MANY BLESSINGS BE UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MATRIX-Whaaat

  • @tylerjacobson5201
    @tylerjacobson5201 4 місяці тому

    Great voice, nice dude, cool video keep it up bro!

  • @SpeedBump7807
    @SpeedBump7807 10 місяців тому +2

    Been here...love this quarry!

    • @_jake2_
      @_jake2_ 10 місяців тому

      I’m thinking about going there with my family. Would you recommend it?

    • @SpeedBump7807
      @SpeedBump7807 10 місяців тому

      You bet. There were a couple of sets of 3 generation families. Those with younger kids stayed a couple of hours and still went home with fish.

    • @_jake2_
      @_jake2_ 10 місяців тому

      Great! Thanks!

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay 10 місяців тому +1

      I second the Yes. And the public dig area for Blue Forest Petrified Wood is nearby.

  • @tommykyle1570
    @tommykyle1570 10 місяців тому +1

    Looks like fun

  • @varisciteveins
    @varisciteveins 10 місяців тому +1

    Ahhhhh,awesome! Lol! I want to go!!!! Ahhhhhhh, whhhat, I love it! That's about the only fishing I can do is with a rockhammer,.... but I do like water too...

  • @danielfmyers
    @danielfmyers 10 місяців тому +4

    Makes you wonder about the event that caused all the fish to die, without being eaten, and be covered in layers of silt rather quickly.

    • @danielfmyers
      @danielfmyers 10 місяців тому +1

      Massive volcanic eruption?

    • @IBRAKEFORBEDROCK
      @IBRAKEFORBEDROCK 10 місяців тому +1

      Agreed, something seems to have killed everything in that body of water. I would think volcanic ash

  • @markheld995
    @markheld995 10 місяців тому +1

    Great place to go fishing that fish that person left was the best they look like Sardine fossils

  • @FindingNorcal
    @FindingNorcal 3 місяці тому

    By crackie that was pretty fun! Being a Pisces I really liked this adventure Bryan 👌💥

  • @walterorcutt1058
    @walterorcutt1058 Місяць тому

    I was there last fall - coolest place ever…

  • @johnbouwens2024
    @johnbouwens2024 10 місяців тому

    Hey brother .. I'm from Wyoming a little town called Graybull ... I now live in Oregon though.. and we have a really cool spot here called the John Day Fossil Beds and there's a little place called Fossil Oregon and you can dig for fossils in the cliff behind the high school at Fossil Oregon and guaranteed to find stuff it's pretty fun my wife and I go often... when I retire my wife and I plan to come home back to our wonderful Wyoming ... I really can't wait and it probably won't be much longer .. God bless y'all..

  • @winstonsmiths2449
    @winstonsmiths2449 5 місяців тому

    I was stationed at Vandenberg AFB, CA, in the 90s. I use to take my kids out fossil hunting of the same materials seen here. We found many a fish using screwdriver and small hammers. The spot was on the base on some flat area overlooking the ocean.

  • @mikhail-tikhonov
    @mikhail-tikhonov 9 місяців тому +1

    Great fishing 😁👍

  • @frankj.artino2203
    @frankj.artino2203 6 місяців тому

    Excellent!

  • @cancelbubble6535
    @cancelbubble6535 10 місяців тому +1

    Cool video, would love if that were a day trip driveable distance from me.

  • @marystrachan3083
    @marystrachan3083 7 місяців тому

    Luved meeting u

  • @MidNight-ns7is
    @MidNight-ns7is 5 місяців тому

    Very cool

  • @hiddennugget9413
    @hiddennugget9413 10 місяців тому +1

    👌 awesome

  • @jennifersolberg-vb8gw
    @jennifersolberg-vb8gw 9 місяців тому

    I am 100% here for this!

  • @ganjalfcreamcorn8438
    @ganjalfcreamcorn8438 8 місяців тому

    really awesome man, im a little jelly haha. just a tip, those table saw tables slide forward so you can keep the piece flat against the table. much safer that way, i know that stone is super soft, but it can still rip out of your hands when you hold it and saw like that.

  • @OH.A.M.
    @OH.A.M. 10 місяців тому +6

    Hope Matrix can narrate the entire video and tech us what he know about Crystals being with Brian on the road traveling from coast to coast.

    • @kellyharper367
      @kellyharper367 10 місяців тому +2

      Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Matrix is my favorite rock"hound" .

  • @jerrodbeck1799
    @jerrodbeck1799 10 місяців тому

    Wow so rad👍🏻

  • @georgecuyler7563
    @georgecuyler7563 9 місяців тому

    Good fishing spot

  • @Daruma_Studio
    @Daruma_Studio 10 місяців тому +1

    Around what time of year did you go? Curious about the heat.

  • @mragatetv
    @mragatetv 10 місяців тому

    good find fossil fish❤

  • @JimHerbertOutdoors
    @JimHerbertOutdoors 10 місяців тому +1

    Been next on my bucket list but not sure if Jeep will make a 40 hr round trip 😅. Maybe next year. Have a good one ✌

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay 10 місяців тому

      Don't forget to stop at one of the public places where tourists can dig Blue Forest Petrified Wood while you're in the area.

  • @santoshr2984
    @santoshr2984 5 місяців тому

    Oh damn!. . those are some fine samples. I am looking for a small sample and we dont get anything in India.

  • @kstephens10008
    @kstephens10008 10 місяців тому +3

    you can literally just walk across the ravine and find these for free

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 10 місяців тому +1

    MATRIX-Whaaaaat. Since we’re Disabled and really can’t trek those terrains, Do they have a store that sells?

  • @-Star-Soul
    @-Star-Soul 8 місяців тому

    Just think, one day we will all be there too.

  • @IBRAKEFORBEDROCK
    @IBRAKEFORBEDROCK 10 місяців тому +1

    This is something I could do

  • @rollerchicken3035
    @rollerchicken3035 10 місяців тому +1

    Soooooooo coooooool!!!!!😮😮😮😮 Stupid algorithm, I've missed your videos!!!!! Don't forget your hat and sunscreen lotion next time!!!! Where's cute little Matrix? 🐶

  • @ReviveChamp
    @ReviveChamp 8 місяців тому

    This guy reminds me so much of Link from Good Mythical Morning

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 10 місяців тому +2

    That might be over $100,000.00 -
    That 3 fish

  • @KCoda1248
    @KCoda1248 10 місяців тому +2

    This was fun Bryan. Always a surprise! You must have been sore after sitting in the rocks for a few hours. I think for me, doing the splits would kind of be relaxing (if I was sitting on a cushion). 🙂⛏️🪨

  • @cesaralmeida9249
    @cesaralmeida9249 5 місяців тому

    Aqui jaguriaiva parana Brasil tem também kkkk

  • @gracewashburn8276
    @gracewashburn8276 10 місяців тому +2

    Wow nice nice nice Brian those are beautiful pieces of fossils. Oh my goodness beautiful beautiful sorry I haven’t been on much to say hello but a while back I had a stroke and I’m having injections in my eye to keep from having a lot of pain in it and it’s not fun. So I’m just kinda taking care of myself a little bit not done much. Oh, I can’t wait to see what the rest of the summer brings for adventures❤❤❤

  • @sixcos
    @sixcos 10 місяців тому +2

    Very enjoyable episode, but sadly no dog footage.

    • @TheCrystalCollector
      @TheCrystalCollector  10 місяців тому +1

      Yes, they didn’t allow dogs on the site, so matrix had to stay in the camper 😢

  • @user-ty7ub6jy6r
    @user-ty7ub6jy6r 10 місяців тому +1

  • @crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230
    @crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230 10 місяців тому +3

    Bryan, some of those would look cool if you put a piece with a fish or two into a deep rustic wood frame. A pretty easy DIY project using free, weathered pallet wood. Even better would be some thicker barn wood that has turned grey. It would stand out brightly against the dark walls of your living room. (At least I think it is your LR that is painted dark blue)?
    Cool fossils. Something I want to hunt for someday. I think there is a quarry like that in CO. When I lived in Lakewood, CO., I heard someone talking about it. That was almost 45 yrs ago, so I'm not sure if it is still producing.

    • @motherlandmars5999
      @motherlandmars5999 6 місяців тому

      Fossils prove that living things did not evolve. Darwinism is a lie.

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett5692 10 місяців тому

    Suggestion: Cut them with a larger border, to protect the fossil over time and for the more attractive aesthetic appeal. 🐠

  • @saschaesken5524
    @saschaesken5524 5 місяців тому

    These fine sediments seem to be the same as in Solnhofen Bavaria in Germany

  • @julioraehan
    @julioraehan 10 місяців тому +3

    Early boys

  • @paulpozzi2087
    @paulpozzi2087 3 місяці тому

    Lors de la pose d'un pavement avec cette pierre, j'ai effectivement trouvé un fossile de poisson, genre piranha

  • @stludachris
    @stludachris 4 місяці тому

    I seen a vendor at the crowne plaza selling a split but the fish were identically the same orientation, it wasn’t a mirror. It probably was a fake right?

  • @moemuggy4971
    @moemuggy4971 10 місяців тому +2

    2023 PRICING*
    Adults (Ages 15 +)
    8 Hour - $139
    4 Hour Dig - $89
    2 Hour Dig - $69
    Children (Ages 6-14)
    8 Hour - $89
    4 Hour Dig - $69
    2 Hour Dig - $49
    Children under 6 Free with Paying Adult
    Private Dig Option for up to 10 people $650

  • @radow869
    @radow869 10 місяців тому +1

    So if it's worth $100,000 you just make them richer.

  • @elliottjames671
    @elliottjames671 3 місяці тому

    I think i went there in September and there was nobody there so i drove back salt lake city utah

  • @carlblacklock7120
    @carlblacklock7120 10 місяців тому +1

    How can I buy some of your finds ? Trying to find my granddaughter about everything you find . She's only 6 years old but collects rocks .

  • @heruadidya653
    @heruadidya653 6 місяців тому

    Saya juga punya Fossil ikan

  • @petaniemas7417
    @petaniemas7417 9 місяців тому

    Hello, present, my uncle is steady

  • @timber72
    @timber72 3 місяці тому

    Imagine how many fossils have been destroyed over the centuries...

  • @mollythecutepomeranian1593
    @mollythecutepomeranian1593 10 місяців тому +1

    Where is that?

  • @DigDigDig
    @DigDigDig 4 місяці тому

    Jelly.

  • @tuetam1979
    @tuetam1979 10 місяців тому +1

    Pls! Protect yr eyes and hands.😘😘😘...

  • @t.dig.2040
    @t.dig.2040 10 місяців тому

    You're in my neck of the sagebrush

  • @greenpulseeducation5002
    @greenpulseeducation5002 10 місяців тому

    If its slow burry of fish it will be disintegrated, but fast bury keeps even their twisting movement. Noah flood and sedmentation at work.

  • @jakemakerov2854
    @jakemakerov2854 10 місяців тому

    You look identical to aragorn from lord of the rings

  • @FredWilbury
    @FredWilbury 9 місяців тому

    All figured out except when they were fossilised 😊

  • @jacobhoffman2553
    @jacobhoffman2553 Місяць тому +1

    you dont have to go to this quarry.... all around cokeville all the way up to big piney.... this is like a petting zoo... its for the kids.... mostly small fish but you can also find plants crustations snakes and even turtles... you are not going to find dinosaurs in this layer...... theres a opalized forest near there too - i found a Cervalces scotti (prehistoric moose) in a deep wash while i antler huntin up there... stuff like that belongs to the state and will go to a museum

  • @FATHERSOFBASS
    @FATHERSOFBASS 10 місяців тому +3

    Lol a whole lot of poop hahahha😂

    • @TheCrystalCollector
      @TheCrystalCollector  10 місяців тому +2

      😂 yes 💩

    • @FATHERSOFBASS
      @FATHERSOFBASS 10 місяців тому +2

      @@TheCrystalCollector sorry I thought it was halarious you kept saying more poop hahahha here’s some poop 😂💙🍻💪🔥🌮

  • @tomstanley7568
    @tomstanley7568 2 місяці тому +1

    the fish were dead when they piled up there during noahs flood

  • @lindaweges8624
    @lindaweges8624 10 місяців тому

    There is something a little fishy in the rocks😅

  • @AnilHaldar-nd5mo
    @AnilHaldar-nd5mo 6 місяців тому

    এগুলি কত বছরের পুরনো?

  • @CDWCAULDRON
    @CDWCAULDRON 9 місяців тому

    See I Told you Fossil Fishing LOL

  • @cherylbowden4047
    @cherylbowden4047 5 місяців тому

    Why don’t you wear protective eye goggles ?

  • @macanocious3000
    @macanocious3000 9 місяців тому

    Tell us you don't know how to use a tile saw, w/o telling us you don't know how to use a tile saw...
    I'm no Bob Villa, I'm just pretty sure the table slides in...
    JS

  • @richardcruz102
    @richardcruz102 10 місяців тому +1

    Boil the rock and make stone fish soup
    just kidding !
    Have you found any aquatic plants ?

  • @user-og3di4ub2e
    @user-og3di4ub2e 4 місяці тому

    No clams..No scallops ..No oysters ?? Seems alittle fishy to me...

  • @eligebrown8998
    @eligebrown8998 10 місяців тому +1

    Used to be a good place to fig in eastern Montana on some private land but some of the pieces of crap kept leaving their trash and so the owner kicked everybody out. The human race sux. Those are some cool fossils. Its weird how most of the fish sre on the edges of the stone.

  • @stevebillingsley2262
    @stevebillingsley2262 9 місяців тому

    Bryan if I were your very best friend no matter what......i would tell you Bryan there only a few 1000 years old brother sincerely

  • @fwueileen
    @fwueileen 10 місяців тому +1

    :0