Fossil hunting trilobites in Wales, part 8

[@johnrichardson1796]

Another great different video, looks fantastic 👍

[@emmahammonds4400]

Loved watching this, thanks for visiting us. See you next year.

[@rebeccalucysmith9689]

Fab finds, fancy staying in that hut myself. Can’t wait till part 2 😀

[@grahamross88]

Great video dude, I've never found a trilobite but I can't wait for the day I do 😊

[@terry1563]

Gilwern is fantastic! Such a fab site - you can't fail :) Love seeing your finds

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

Thanks

[@1stladydjfirebird724]

It must be nice to be near a pond and not have to worry about there being snakes or alligators in it, lol. Those are always a concern where I'm from. Glad to see some good specimens today, and looking forward to seeing more tomorrow.

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

Ha ha those pesky snakes and alligators. Thanks Amanda glad you enjoyed it

[@davidbowering5964]

Another fantastic episode on your fossil quest. Happy days indeed.

[@thomasmarceldale384]

Love this so much!

[@callumd6499]

Did you find much use for the larger tools, the shovel, sledge hammer etc? I'm looking to get hammers/chisels ready for when I go next year and wondered if it's worth the extra

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

To be honest no but i reckon if i went again i would still take them just incase. This trip was at the end of my uk road trip and i was exhausted so didnt have the energy to swing a sledgie ha ha

[@callumd6499]

@@TheYorkshireFossilHunter haha can imagine. Better to be overprepared for a place that remote

[@rachelmarche5877]

Hi Mark! Me and hubby have something to show you which we found at boggle hole a few years back, a couple of people have said they are meteorite. We wondered what you thought? Hubby is going to phone a museum see what they think but we would love to send you a photo and we don't know how. We don't have Facebook, Instagram anything like that ahhh! Rachel and Nigel.

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

[e-mail] 😁😁😁

[@rachelmarche5877]

@@TheYorkshireFossilHunter sent you photos!

[@leonardgreenfield1462]

Trilobites were like other arthropods and molted their skins several times each year. That is why the vast majority of your trilobite fossils are only parts of their anatomy. If there was a volcanic event there is likely to be a higher concentration of complete specimens (live animals caught unexpectedly) in that stratum. Hope you find it!

[@jakederanger285]

Very nice indeed.

[@roldorf5615]

Trilobites moult as they grow, like crabs, which is why you are finding lots of incomplete shells and why there are different sizes of shells of the same species. You have found a great place there. I have looked for years for Trilobites. Looking forward to part 9. The UK expert on Trilobites is Dr Richard Fortey and he has written some really good books on his lifetime study of Trilobites. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fortey

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

brilliant thanks for that Alan

[@fossilwildlife5198]

Brilliant location Mark 👍🏻 Have you only found trilobites in this quarry or are there other marine creatures like shells, corals? And how old are the finds? Is it Devonian Period? Because the trilobites I found two years ago have the same colored stone and belong to Mid and Early Devonian (~385-419 million years old) ⛏️

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

First time I've been here mate and yes only trilobites so far. Roughly 400 million years old so very impressive fossils

[@davidthomas6859]

Oh mate look at those trilobites,never found a whole one.I think you are going to need a trailer to get back home .HAPPY DAYS 👍

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

I managed to get home OK but took me all afternoon to empty my van 😅😅

[@davidthomas6859]

@@TheYorkshireFossilHunter Are you going to let John and Chris have a trilobite lol.

[@SheGeek78]

This is really close to where I live, time i went there!

[@TheYorkshireFossilHunter]

You won't regret it!

[@ethanhawtin7561]

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