Ice Age Graveyard Discovered Fossil Hunting in Florida

[@DiggingScience]

It is always so refreshing to see a diversity of fossils from one spot and we did not expect to see all of that bone come out of the last gravel bar from Day 2, we will definitely have to explore this spot in more detail and see what history is still buried right beneath the surface!

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

Do u ever take novice fossil hunters to your happy place, be a hands on tour/fossil guide... for a price of course

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Young man you are a...Incredible person of the first order....l love watching your videos.....l lived a long time in Florida in Riverview off 301.....l to like stuff like this very much...l am 77 years old....Thanks so very much indeed...!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kemalham]

I feel u

[@marvinisit]

I am rather new to your channel... I am so intrigued by all of your finds.... I have to ask.... where do you work? Do you use your vast knowledge and schooling in your job?

[@DiggingScience]

@@marvinisit Hi Richard! So glad you found our channel! I use to work for the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a Biologist, but I quit to pursue Paleontology and KZbin full time! So far we aren't at our financial goals but I don't regret it at all as this is what I am most passionate about!

[@stephenrafter1022]

Its lovely to see someone genuinely happy.

[@donaldbelobraydic9996]

You are very easy to listen too. I enjoyed your experience. Thank you.

[@mariemoss2475]

I'm a new subscriber... What a great channel you have, full of great wonder.!!!! I'm a part time Archaeologist from the UK and know the great feeling you get when you find something awesome.

[@DiggingScience]

We are so glad you found us! its such a rush finding something! I have a bucket list of discoveries I hope to make here in Florida.

[@lisaamirant5595]

Your knowledge of every item you see is just incredible. It’s so much fun watching you!!!🤗🙏❤️

[@michaeljclarelli8973]

Loving this channel ! I stumbled across it scrolling KZbin and saw that skull video . I love how you spoke about being out in actual nature ! Respect brother keep doing what you're doing

[@JaneEllenMusic]

That is a killer mastodon tooth, congratulations! Keep 'em coming!

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you, Jane!

[@dmana3172]

It's amazing you dug up and found things that goes back thousand of years ago! It used to be a land during Ice Age and Florida was three time the size of land. Too bad most of it are under water now.

[@pamelaanders6286]

Gee I am so impressed with what you do. Also impressive is your knowledge of such ancient fossils. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@maryroraff1822]

So happy to see the masadin tooth. Congratuations!

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you, Mary!

[@ineedanewname9595944]

So cool! Keep it coming! So jealous and ready to go hunting here in coastal GA. Thank you for the inspiration!!

[@DiggingScience]

Get out there and go discover!

[@joannhempen8210]

Great finds Jonathan!! Loved the video!

[@jedavisLV426]

You are my favorite Florida man

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

Up here in Alabama we dug in a cave with a local museum for giant ground sloth fossils . Over a 6 week period we dug out 6 almost complete skeletons . there were 2 juveniles and 4 adults . We barely touched the room where these we located . Since then the cave was gated by the land owner and the museum to preserve this site .

[@ssndisteele3521]

As always, great finds and love your enthusiasm! ! You help take away the every day drama...Thank you!!

[@DiggingScience]

You are so welcome, it means a lot that people like you can enjoy these videos :)

[@ilyasatyadharma]

Hey, if you could make some edit on your video showing which part of bones that you've found from the animals, because I think it might be helpful for newbies like me to imagine what you found. Nice video overall!! Love it! 😁

[@DarkNinjaShark]

killer finds as always, keep up the great work!

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you :)

[@victoriaeastman3248]

Love your videos. Keep them coming

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you, will do!

[@ghostravenXX]

Wow what an incredible hunt . What a cool tooth and the toe bone is awesome as well . The small shards of fossil ivory that I have seen you and a few others find , is it carvable . Have you tried to carve it at all?Just a thought . Thx for sharing

[@DiggingScience]

Thanks! It is carvable! We haven't carved any yet but my aunt is an artist and is learning wood carving and we want to let her try her hand. Would love to market it to wood carvers one day.

[@ghostravenXX]

@@DiggingScience I carve but I am in Canada . I believe Fossil Ivory is legal to buy and sell but check with the local authorities . Good luck , I would love to see some of the finished pieces . Take care.

[@yankeetimeline]

Great video. So many nice finds

[@DiggingScience]

There are more to be found here as well!

[@americanrebel413]

This was awesome man! Thank you.

[@mollyhollypollydolly8760]

Sounds like so much fun to have a 2day fossil hunt!

[@DiggingScience]

Fun and exhausting!

[@u.s.militia7682]

You should come to Saltville Virginia. There are mastodon fossils here. I think they found a whole one here. There are creeks and rivers here that you can hunt.

[@DiggingScience]

I'll have to research it!

[@u.s.militia7682]

Digging Science if you’re interested then let me know. There is some property right behind my property that has a creek on it that you can hunt and I believe it’s been untouched when it comes to fossil hunting. There are several other places that are very near that are public areas that can be hunted as well.

[@tylerstark2021]

Really cool video. What do you do with all the fossils you find? Because you must have a huge collection.

[@DiggingScience]

I loan the best stuff to different museums, some I keep for my personal collection, and then I use a lot for educational programs!

[@fossiladventures2926]

Hi another great video , love ice age stuff. What do you have to do to stabilize your finds?

[@MrRicknash]

Great video. Looking forward to Pt. 2 !

[@elvisthepelvis447]

Man, those are some beautiful specimens

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you, really good quality from this site!

[@BmgGunsAndStuff]

I’ve tried searching for fossils in rivers and lakes but I honestly just can’t distinguish what’s just a rock and what’s an actual fossil lol You’ve got a good eye

[@christiansummers4318]

What do you do to avoid gaters while hunting?

[@DiggingScience]

Play it smart, always go against current, use a high powered light, no sudden movements etc.

[@micr0d0t97]

Can you do this in all florida rivers?

[@georgezesner4]

I live in central Florida and have found hundreds of fossils while fishing in the rivers. I did find a human tooth that is stained all black from being in the water so long, I would like to send them to you so you could look at them and tell me what you think. Great video

[@4ofse7en]

I think I have an idea why but can you explain why you don't dig with a shovel and use a sifter? I see a lot is on the surface so no need to dig but wouldn't there be more underneath?

[@davidbee8793]

I have a question for you from my days of hunting morel mushrooms. Do you take any measures to ensure that people don't follow your trail, discover and/or steal your honey holes? I absolutely love your videos, thank you.

[@DiggingScience]

Yes and no, some of the areas I go are really remote, so there isn't that much of a need to cover my tracks. But, it is always a worry that someone might. I've heard nightmare stories about people poaching sites before.

[@davidbee8793]

Morel sites are zealously protected by mushroom hunters in Michigan and poaching is rife. Keep your head on a swivel and God bless. @@DiggingScience

[@danmcconnell5941]

I'm gonna take my first trip to Peace river tomorrow. Probably around Wauchula.

[@DiggingScience]

Good luck! There is great stuff over there :)

[@stanleydaniels100]

Think I'll be gettin a gopro 7. Thanks for the idea John Carter!!!!

[@DiggingScience]

They are awesome! I already want the new 8.

[@froggerland]

I like your videos dude if you ever need a dive partner, or a camera man lit me know.

[@MucaroBoricua]

-derm comes from Greek and means -skin. So osteoderm literally means bony skin. Of course, bony skin should be composed of bony chunks (scales), if not it would be a carapace.

[@foreveranimallover1504]

Awesome!!!!!! Keep going!!! :)

[@DiggingScience]

Oh, we will!

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

What do you do with these keep them or give them to a museum.

[@SakeofScienceChrisKammel]

Love your videos and your message. We should definitely do a collab video one day. I can't get back out for another couple weeks. Keep it up.

[@TehLawEnforcer]

hey i live in GA what did you do to study what fossils look like in your area, i would like to come to Florida and hunt fossils but im kinda scared of gators since i have not had to deal with them but i would like to know how you study what to look for (i arrow head hunt and gold pan) i don't think we have fossils in GA

[@DiggingScience]

You have fossils in Georgia. Especially near the coast. I have a degree in Geology and study geologic maps and read publications before I go out and hunt.

[@TehLawEnforcer]

@@DiggingScience do you have a discord or anyway to just talk here an there i have some cool gems i'v found here no fossils yet, however in sc i did find shark teeth like it was nothing on a beach which was mind boggling. I just can't believe fossils are that common near you!

[@kennethritter4280]

Very cool finds but you really shouldn’t be diving alone especially when you know that gators are in the area

[@tjrubicon5463]

Nothing better? How about a mastodon tooth with an obsidian spear point embedded in it?

[@DiggingScience]

Ok, that's better.

[@pennycarrigan4356]

I'm from Florida and didn't realize the multiple amount of fossils there are here. I've always been told horses weren't ever in North America until the Spanish brought them over.

[@DiggingScience]

Horses actually evolved in North America and were here until 13000 years ago. They were then reintroduced by the Spanish.

[@pennycarrigan4356]

@@DiggingScience awww, thank you for the history lesson and for clearing up my confusion. I truly appreciate it and love learning new things all the time. I hope you have an awesome Sunday, and if you're a father, I hope you have an awesome Fathers Day!!😜

[@missadel20]

We definitely enjoy your videos and it's very nice to hear a well-educated young man!!! Most of the kids your age ain't got nothing in their heads!!!

[@JohnMarstonBlows]

Love it!!

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Well I’m going to Florida next year, it’s time for fossil hunting.

[@tavish4699]

where can i buy things like this online?

[@terriniemeier6578]

I am so glad your young and willing to go into the swampy smelly gator Infested Florida rivers

[@lazenbytim]

Awesome channel guys. But honestly you must be bonkers going out into that jungle with no back up. Mentalists! lol

[@jaklyncraft666]

I am getting a bit addicted with you, despite the Crocs/Aligators? I thought Aligators had long jaws. Im in the UK so dont come across them 😊 phew. Stay safe

[@DiggingScience]

I'm glad to hear it. We hope you stick around. Alligators have broader snouts, while crocodiles have an elongated snout relative to alligators. However, they both still look quite similar.

[@chuckduncan9098]

Were the woolly mammoths alive during the time frame as the mastadons? Do you every fine woolly mammoth fossils?

[@DiggingScience]

They were, but Woolly Mammoths did not range this far south during the Ice Ages. Florida was more of a temperate Savannah then. There are areas like Iowa however where the two species can be found at the same location!

[@chuckduncan9098]

@@DiggingScience Thank you. So much to learn :)

[@tsunamix0147]

I think my birthday wish may have helped you find that tooth.

[@pixels2u]

unbelievable. wonder if @paleocris and @wildkyle have seen this 👀

[@catdogky]

16:00 ...that mosquito on your forehead hit the blood jackpot. "Holy crap, I can't believe my good fortune! A Human out here in the middle of nowhere!"

[@ineedanewname9595944]

Cool old bottles! I would take them off your hands!

[@DiggingScience]

Too many to lug out, but I may save one or two from the river for ya!

[@justinreillyhyers5686]

Where at in Florida is the spot located at because I was born in Tampa Bay

[@briannasimes1875]

Can you recommend any places to go fossil hunting in Florida? I know there’s not a lot around me since I’m in deltona but I’m willing to drive. I know that the peace river is a good spot

[@DiggingScience]

Peace River is a Great Spot for beginners. We do tours there!

[@sandraford4235]

Brianna Simes we went there years ago when the river was very low,We took some friends back there a few years later and the River was thigh high so not good for digging ,Best to wait till the rivers at its lowest if your not snorkeling ,

[@Atlantis_Lord2660]

I hope you did not lost your Mastodon Toe ;-;

[@anthonylivolsi9915]

Man u have the best life im so jealous...

[@DiggingScience]

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[@TroubledTimes2024]

You should show a picture of the actual animal for a short period of the bones you find and know.

[@neilthomas8258]

I live in TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, i found something that i think is a fossil, just not sure what ,can you help me out?

[@whatabouttheearth]

A 14 foot tall sloth??? 😲

[@xanderglasson658]

How do you know what is a fossil and what is not a fossil?

[@whatabouttheearth]

😄 he has a degree in Geology. I'd be lost

[@monstercolorfunco4391]

dermis means skin. I thin it would be cool if there was a shark scene like jaws comes up and a dude has an eyeball dangeling out and you go eep.

[@ncoutdooradventures6148]

Ok,, so now I need to know how to distinguish between a gator, and a croc, tooth!

[@DiggingScience]

Croc teeth are slender and elongated, while gator teeth are fat and stubby (normally)

[@SteveK139]

"Giant tortoise ankle spur"....HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT???? I'm not questioning that it is what you say, just how do you have the anatomy of every extinct animal in your head?

[@whatabouttheearth]

I know right. He's got a degree in Geology but damn. There's another channel I watch called 'Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't' and he's always shooting off the Binomial names of plants, it amazes me. Makes me want to buckle down on my personal studies.

[@SteveK139]

@@whatabouttheearth I was telling my wife, it's not even what interests you that you can remember all this stuff as I can't tell you anything about the beer and liquor I drink, and I'm very interested in those.

[@makerspersona5456]

What about alligators? Are they ever lurking in those rivers?

[@pyroarchmozzis4619]

💜

[@DiggingScience]

Much love!

[@sophiar6996]

That mosquito on your forehead though! lol

[@acecombatmerc]

Dude I wanna go fossil hunting.

[@evdallas123]

There's no telling what's under Fla it was a prehistoric jungle at one time

[@triple_A_rockhound]

Happy hobby happy life huh Ds lol Just never know what ya find

[@ethanmcdowell9677]

Anyone else just wanna smack the skeeters off his forehead?

[@DiggingScience]

My brother said the same thing. I don't even notice anymore....

[@sukochilee4770]

Why are you not afraid of alligator attacking you? Or a bear, or a Panther or a poisonous snake??

[@KowboyUSA]

Derm/dermis: skin Osteo: bone Osteoderm: bone skin

[@darylmorse7337]

You wasted 20 minutes talking about tooth before even pulling it out. Couldn't finish your video

[@johndavison9970]

Your mAn bun needs to go sweet heart!