How to find your own fossil sites

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  • Опубліковано 28 січ 2025

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  • @TheFossilFiend
    @TheFossilFiend  3 роки тому

    📌 You can see my latest fossil hunt here! ua-cam.com/video/iMtB8bhDVdU/v-deo.html

  • @roblena7977
    @roblena7977 4 місяці тому +2

    Holy cow great video! 3 minutes in googling fossil sites wondering how many miles I need to drive. Turns out I'm living in one. Thanks man!

  • @DreadEnder
    @DreadEnder 6 місяців тому +1

    I’ve found a few sites of my own. Wotton-Under-Edge has a quarry dump which is great for echinoids, and keynsham has the best ammonites I’ve yet come across.

  • @Bothriolepis
    @Bothriolepis 3 роки тому +2

    This is actually very helpful. I hope some people use this advice. One way I find fossil sites it look for geological maps of small areas I’m going to. Recently I found a Cretaceous shell layer at an ice rink in Carlsbad CA.

    • @Elihoffs95
      @Elihoffs95 3 роки тому +2

      Coincidentally, I live near Carlsbad, and play hockey! Need anyone to do some scouting for you? Lol

    • @Bothriolepis
      @Bothriolepis 3 роки тому +2

      @@Elihoffs95 That would be awesome! Thank you.
      It's strangely nice to find someone who likes fossils and plays hockey.

    • @TheFossilFiend
      @TheFossilFiend  3 роки тому

      Glad you enjoyed it. Geology maps are a great tool for finding fossil beds. I cant believe I didnt include that in this video. Guess I'll have to do an update vid in the future!

    • @Elihoffs95
      @Elihoffs95 3 роки тому

      @@Bothriolepis yep, for sure! Definitely cool to find people who have similar interests!

  • @artyaardvark444
    @artyaardvark444 3 роки тому +1

    Very informational! Thank you so much!
    I've became curious in fossil hunting after finding some lepidodendron in a local creek. Looking forward to trying this advice out!

  • @mr_bunker1944
    @mr_bunker1944 23 дні тому

    Do you have any tips on how to find fossils in shale? Theirs a lot in my area but I don’t know how to properly find some.

    • @TheFossilFiend
      @TheFossilFiend  23 дні тому

      there is no secret, you just have to look. The sad reality is that most rock exposure hold no fossils, so be sure to check any outcrops possible. It will also help to research any fossils found for that formation so you have an idea of what you should be looking for.

  • @90ornothin
    @90ornothin 2 роки тому +1

    I’m 13 and I have some DIY equipment that I use at my private dig site I have
    3 wood excavation poles
    1 brush
    Hammer
    Water (obviously)

    • @TheFossilFiend
      @TheFossilFiend  2 роки тому

      awesome! Thats amazing to have your own site at a young age. Good luck in your hunts!

  • @LanceHall
    @LanceHall Рік тому +1

    As i say Geology is the Keyology.

  • @thelittleal1212
    @thelittleal1212 2 роки тому

    I would like to know where to find fossils in South America specifically Paraguay 🇵🇾
    Can you pls tell me where to look?

    • @MichaelExplorer
      @MichaelExplorer Рік тому

      Yeah, this wouldn't work for any latin American country, from Peru here, you need to go the old way and study.