I've recently had a hyperfixation on finding, collecting, and classifying rocks. I found a medium sized one on the side of a creek that seemed to have strange markings, so I got a small flathead screwdriver and a rubber hammer and carefully cracked it in half to see what was inside. There was a large, nearly perfect fossil of an ammonite! The details were extraordinary!
I found a giant calcite rock once. I guess it was a geode cause i cracked it open but it was over a foot in diameter and roundish. It was very pretty but calcite is delicate
Igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks generally won't have fossils, because the intense heat involved in forming those types of rocks tends to destroy fossils. Generally, the finer the grain of the sedimentary rock, the better fossils one will get.
I've seen a few of him opening them up, but he doesn't crack them open like you'd see other people do. He uses a Dremel and slowly grounds them down to expose the inside. It's pretty cool.
We all thought he was gonna break the rock but he just tells us there's a legs and claws hiding somewhere in the rock. This guys can even see through the 4th dimension.
I live in Kentucky, thought I’d give it a try so I went to the creek and within 15 minutes I found a handful of tiny fossils! I’m so excited. I’m hooked.❤️ It is amazing how much coral, little bugs, and shells that have found their way here.
Be careful... rockhounding and fossil hunting is extremely addictive!!! Next thing you know you will have buckets and boxes full of rocks and fossils in every square inch in your place! It's a fun hobby
You must have the best eyes I didn't see one two three four legs sticking out. I love these fossils they're just so unique thank you for putting this on TH-cam
You have been doing this for a long time. Honestly the three legs i couldnt see, even after you pointed them out! I did see the claw but i would not know what it was, had you not said! So i will leave that part to you! I will be happy to just be a spectator!
It helps to know if you’re at a beach that’s already known to have the fossils at them. In the grand scale of things locations where they’re just accesible on the beaches are very rare. EDIT: this was specifically referring to crab fossils.
It takes a special eye to notice small patterns. I could walk a beach and find shark teeth or a plowed field and find worked stone very easily. When I became a stone mason I found lots of fossils as well.
We was down the coast when younger.. My little sister threw a rock like that by accident and it hit the back of my head, the most upsetting part was there was no fossil in the rock, I couldnt forgive her for that
Right! Someone commented they watched him and went to look near them and found some! They seemed super happy and it made me smile as well. Spreading knowledge and inspiring people!
I kind of know what you mean. I always thought static electricity would taste kind of like a vinyl LP. I have no idea what either actually tastes like but they taste the same.
I've watched several video's of yours now and I'm always amazed of your findings and insights. But if you had never shown your face I would have been certain you were Jamaine from 'Flight of the Concords'..
@@MamlamboFossils Me too! Thanks for the inspiration. I subscribed and hit ye Olde Belle Buttoun and when/if I find something, I'll let you know on a later vid.
The Carolina Slate which is North of Durham has fossils. The Nutrien phosphate mine in NC is famous for its fossils. Any area with slate beds, shale beds, or limestone is a good place to look for fossils. Or like where this guy has found millions individual sedimentary rocks with fossils inside washed out and piled up over millions of years by the sea or a major river.
Probably not, because most of the rock is the wrong kind or is way too old. You would have to go farther into the limestone beds in Tennessee to find crinoids and such.
Nothing I love more than seeing people show their experience in really specialized hobbies, you can always see the passion and expertise ooze off of them while they speak! Always makes me want to give the hobby a go myself. Maybe I'll try fossil hunting ✌️💜
Fossil hunting is challenging because you have to build up a mental catalog of all the different parts of all the critters you are likely to run into, in all orientations!
I have no idea why the algorithm brought me to you, I watch a lot of stuff but never something in this realm! I just watched you prep the mystery penguin, what an amazing life you have!
When I first started watching your videos, I was amazed at how you could tell what was inside from such small outward clues. I still am amazed at your talent for it, but your content has taught me to recognize those little signs more easily.
it took a second watch to see the faint discoloration of the legs, the hole from claw and the leg sticking out really sold me on the idea that "yup, thats deffo a crab" anyway, its really cool on how you're able to tell whether a rock has a fossil or not, thats for the information man! 😁👍
If you cannot see it, this video shows it better: th-cam.com/video/KkJVZPxJRcc/w-d-xo.html
Ah thanks. This video made it a lot clearer.
😎 do you cut these open ? subscribed ♥ What country are you in mate ? Am Australia here
Crack it.
68thliker
@@QIKUGAMES-QIKU I remove the rock bit by bit with an air scribe, I'm in New Zealand
"1, 2, 3 legs sticking out."
Sir, that's a rock.
ay, that's what I was thinking
I’ve seen these before, a normal rock until you cut them open and voila, _crab_
th-cam.com/users/shortsVM-RQ2IFJBQ?feature=share here is the crab magic I speak of
🗿 legs?? There were legs??
Their is some very faint lines! As a fossil collector my eyes are trained too see them 😉
Man could see every sniper in history with those eyes.
🤣🤣🤣
*Points into the distance* "So there's one, two three.. pointed right at us. Hmm, back there's an artillery barrel stickin up"
I've recently had a hyperfixation on finding, collecting, and classifying rocks. I found a medium sized one on the side of a creek that seemed to have strange markings, so I got a small flathead screwdriver and a rubber hammer and carefully cracked it in half to see what was inside. There was a large, nearly perfect fossil of an ammonite! The details were extraordinary!
Nice work!!
Read my comment!
Must've felt so good when you found that.
I found a giant calcite rock once. I guess it was a geode cause i cracked it open but it was over a foot in diameter and roundish. It was very pretty but calcite is delicate
May I ask where the ammonite was found?
Igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks generally won't have fossils, because the intense heat involved in forming those types of rocks tends to destroy fossils. Generally, the finer the grain of the sedimentary rock, the better fossils one will get.
Bingo! I find coral, crinoids, sea shells (or their impressions) in sedimentary rock in the northwest Georgia mountains all the time
Yap
You're definitely an expert. I couldn't tell one bit there was a leg or claw in there.
I'd like to wear your panties lol thank you so much!!
@Faceless Nameless no they wouldn’t unless they already have some form of background info about the kind of rocks, places to look etc. nice try.
@Faceless Nameless What are you on with that first sentence my guy
@@tallic967 I think they just wanted to feel smarter than everyone else
@@tallic967 Judging by the arrogant tone, I think it's Christian godspam.
I'd really like to see you Crack one of these open in a short
I've seen a few of him opening them up, but he doesn't crack them open like you'd see other people do. He uses a Dremel and slowly grounds them down to expose the inside. It's pretty cool.
@@jessicafain6630 a lot of paleontologists use dental drills
Too bad hes a fraud
@@jessicafain6630 ...people like me and Toxicated there...we'd crack 'em right open, right, Toxicated?
Not just one, this one. I do believe him, prove it just the same, I want to see if I'm right. Checking my judgement.
Incredible sight and lots of experience. It’s quite a specialized skill but sure is cool
Thanks!
I just admire the sheer happiness that his eyes reflect the first seconds
I actually thought he was dressed as a wizard before clicking on the short.
He is dressed as a wizard-a Fossil Wizard
How did you even see him before clicking? The thumbnail is a rock
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I thought he looked Jewish
@@tenzing2090 the crab is obviously dressed as a wizard who magicaly diguised himself as a rock. Duh!
He can smell a fossil a mile away
I only see a freaking rock, you sir are a wizard 😂😂😂
We all thought he was gonna break the rock but he just tells us there's a legs and claws hiding somewhere in the rock. This guys can even see through the 4th dimension.
I live in Kentucky, thought I’d give it a try so I went to the creek and within 15 minutes I found a handful of tiny fossils! I’m so excited. I’m hooked.❤️ It is amazing how much coral, little bugs, and shells that have found their way here.
Be careful... rockhounding and fossil hunting is extremely addictive!!! Next thing you know you will have buckets and boxes full of rocks and fossils in every square inch in your place! It's a fun hobby
@@mitchgillilan it’s happening… I have rocks EVERYWHERE and it’s only been a month. 🤪
@@84stephaniemoore I warned you! ⚠️
Wait until a few years from collecting.... you will literally be drowning in rocks!
Awesome!
Kentucky is full of fossils sea shells to ferns
Not gonna lie, the "three legs" bit reminded me of those sneaky color blindness tests where you really have to look for it to see anything x)
I wish I could be as happy as this guy while staring at a bunch of rocks!
So thats how Patrick’s pet Rock won that race against Gary it had legs the whole time damn who would’ve known 😂
😂😂
You must have the best eyes I didn't see one two three four legs sticking out. I love these fossils they're just so unique thank you for putting this on TH-cam
Because you shouldn't try to spot color difference, you should search for round indentations close one from other. Try, can you see them now?
@@forgivenid but the colour difference is also pretty visible
If you cant see any legs, you cant see a fossil, therefore it cant be unique...
It's like looking at the stars and seeing constellations. Even if someone points them out you still can't see it.
I love how he is seeing things that I can't.
You listen very carefully. Then you can hear em go “ help! Lemme out!” It’s science
Yup..was juuust about to go to sleep. But WHO NEEDS IT! 🥹
😂😂
XD
🤣🤣🤣
@@fattslapper1819 the weak.
You have been doing this for a long time. Honestly the three legs i couldnt see, even after you pointed them out! I did see the claw but i would not know what it was, had you not said! So i will leave that part to you! I will be happy to just be a spectator!
I'll make another video showing it a bit clearer! They were difficult to see 😁
It helps to know if you’re at a beach that’s already known to have the fossils at them. In the grand scale of things locations where they’re just accesible on the beaches are very rare.
EDIT: this was specifically referring to crab fossils.
@@MamlamboFossils this is amazing. Can your open a rock up to show us inside?
It takes a special eye to notice small patterns. I could walk a beach and find shark teeth or a plowed field and find worked stone very easily. When I became a stone mason I found lots of fossils as well.
Lots of practice!
A trained eye
"Hey boet, are you a fossil?"
"Ja bru, ek's a crab"
two things i love about this:
"comglomerate"
the sound of the rock against the other rock
I'm a fossil. I'm crabby.
And I have rocks in my head.
😂
🤣
Yep! Me Too
You're still more fun than half the commenters here
I got rocks in my head and they won't go🎶
This dude has X-ray vision All I see is rock
👍🏻
I don't know why but I just love the sound of rocks hitting each other
“Pretend it’s a seed.”
-Some pixar movie.
We was down the coast when younger.. My little sister threw a rock like that by accident and it hit the back of my head, the most upsetting part was there was no fossil in the rock, I couldnt forgive her for that
This is the best short story I've read in a while.
That's so cool.
I'll be looking more closely at the rocks now
I’m glad there’s people like you who know the things you do because that literally just looks like a rock. Even w all my careful looking.
I'm hooked on fossils, now.
One day when I’m crazy I’d like to think that there’s crabs legs sticking out of rocks in my old stages
Okay, thanks for your input. 😐👍
Did you learn that on you're own ? Or did someone show you? Great video.
I spent about 2 months looking until I finally found one!
The sounds of the rocks bumping into each is really satisfying
This is like someone showing me their baby's ultrasound. "Ya! I totally see it. Cute" 🧐
So cool. Sharing his hobby with others and likely inspiring some to see what they can find among the rocks.
Right! Someone commented they watched him and went to look near them and found some! They seemed super happy and it made me smile as well. Spreading knowledge and inspiring people!
Your so dam good at this my Dude! Love your content too
I could look at that same rock for a thousand years and never see the crab legs.
His fossil starts tingling....
If only 😄
He's about to get a visit from The Men In Black
Keep it up man nice video 😀
Thanks, will do!
I wanna eat the sound rocks make when they clack together. I can't explain it- It's so satisfying 😭
I kind of know what you mean. I always thought static electricity would taste kind of like a vinyl LP. I have no idea what either actually tastes like but they taste the same.
Reminding me when our grandson decided the box our new refrigerator came in was his dump truck.
Hello I live in Olympia, Washington and I've found some bird fossils. How do I tell how old it is? Thank you. Rick
Hi Rick, get in touch with your local museum, they will know the area much better and will be able to help out.
I've watched several video's of yours now and I'm always amazed of your findings and insights. But if you had never shown your face I would have been certain you were Jamaine from 'Flight of the Concords'..
Hahahah a few people have said I sound like him 😁
The unemployed friend on a Tuesday morning:
Lmao, I really thought I'd be out collecting fossil rocks tomorrow. Oh, well. 😅
We all know the best way to see wether it's a rock or a crab is to lick it first, and then throw it far away.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is a freakin' magician!
I love how my brain short circuits for the first three seconds while I try to figure out what accent I’m hearing.
I live in the foothills of western NC and now I'm wondering if my area has anything like that here. Because this looks FUN.
I hope it does have some!
@@MamlamboFossils Me too! Thanks for the inspiration. I subscribed and hit ye Olde Belle Buttoun and when/if I find something, I'll let you know on a later vid.
The Carolina Slate which is North of Durham has fossils. The Nutrien phosphate mine in NC is famous for its fossils. Any area with slate beds, shale beds, or limestone is a good place to look for fossils. Or like where this guy has found millions individual sedimentary rocks with fossils inside washed out and piled up over millions of years by the sea or a major river.
Probably not, because most of the rock is the wrong kind or is way too old. You would have to go farther into the limestone beds in Tennessee to find crinoids and such.
He has a magic beard that detects fossils.
😄😄😄
Such a cutie pie! That quiet exuberance is quite endearing. (& a love of science -y things never hurts either.) Have fun out there!
This has the same energy as constellations like "there's Scorpio" when there's just four random stars that look nothing like a scorpion together.
nah. one being imagination and the other is critical thinking skills.
I love listening to people that know what they're talking about. Good find, sir! 💪🏽
Later at the seafood shack: “Man these crab legs are hard as a rock”
Thank you for answering my question. Do you just look for crabs or do you look for other things.
Any cool fossils, have a look at the penguin fossil I found and prepped
Nothing I love more than seeing people show their experience in really specialized hobbies, you can always see the passion and expertise ooze off of them while they speak! Always makes me want to give the hobby a go myself. Maybe I'll try fossil hunting ✌️💜
"There's one, two, three."
Shows a perfectly normal rock face without a hint of a marking
Fossil hunting is challenging because you have to build up a mental catalog of all the different parts of all the critters you are likely to run into, in all orientations!
"You keep asking how I know."
*Proceeds to not open the rock to prove it*
Look at all these appendages
Me: I see only rock.
Love you content!
Thanks so much!
Keep up the good work!
He's just a wizard, guys. It's magic.
This dudes finding crabs in rocks like he’s picking out the best watermelon
We find those in the Pacific Northwest as well as clams and other shellfish fossils. Very cool
I might have a crab from the Pacific Northwest!
I thought we were looking for possums at first
Bro sounds exactly like Jermaine
This is the kid in school that tells you paper is edible then proceeds to munch on his homework
More videos about looking and reading fossils please❤❤❤
It's like watching a young John Hammond 😅
I cleaned my glasses and now I'm making an appointment for an eye exam😆🤣😂
🤣
My cavemen senses are tingling. Arguably the most satisfying part of this video is the sound of the rock against the other rocks.
Let's play spot the crab leg sticking out. There's 1,2,3........ WHERE?!?!
He’s like “and if you see here I notice you cheated on that math test in 2nd grade” lol
I love this stuff honestly! New sub
Hahaha thanks! Check out the longer form videos for some 4K fossil preps!
You helped me alot (Thanks)
Everything eventually evolves into crabs, but nobody was expecting the crab to evolve into rock.
I never realized how much I liked the noise of rocks hitting each other till now.
I can confirm a crab is in my fellow brother rocks 🗿
I have no idea why the algorithm brought me to you, I watch a lot of stuff but never something in this realm! I just watched you prep the mystery penguin, what an amazing life you have!
This crab emoji when saying "Fossil crab”
Damn, I always thought that was just a bit of rust on the rocks... Maybe I encountered tons of fossils when I was a kid ! 😫😭😂
legs? you see legs? I only see a rock😆🤣
Man this is the content we need
When I first started watching your videos, I was amazed at how you could tell what was inside from such small outward clues. I still am amazed at your talent for it, but your content has taught me to recognize those little signs more easily.
"How do I know theres a fossil inside a rock"
crab is hanging out of a rock
"Ah there we go"
Thanks for the info! Love the accent! You sound so much more interesting than us midwesterners
A rabbi looking for fossils is the last thing i would imagine 😂
As a geology student, sometimes fossils look like if someone thought really hard about an animal while holding a rock
This mans fossil crab prep is fantastic !!👍😉👍
Omg, as if I wasnt already obsessed with looking for minerals and gems... now I'm going to be inspecting every single rock I see. lol
“I know this rock, it has a fossil inside”
The rock: looks like every other rock in the world
I love the thought of finding fossils but I lose confidence after the 2nd rock so kudos dude I bet you have found some really neat stuff
Dude is some kinda wizard or something..
I like Rock noises
it took a second watch to see the faint discoloration of the legs, the hole from claw and the leg sticking out really sold me on the idea that "yup, thats deffo a crab"
anyway, its really cool on how you're able to tell whether a rock has a fossil or not, thats for the information man! 😁👍
I love this guys smiling face and accent