MY RAREST FOSSIL FIND - Stunning Fossil Fish Found While Fossil Hunting

In todays video I will be showing you my rarest fossil find. It's a stunning lepidotes fossil fish which is super rare on the Yorkshire Coast. I found it while fossil hunting under the cliffs and couldnt believe my luck. This is easily my favorite and rarest fossil find that i have in my fossil collection. This Ultra rare fossil fish is 180 million years old.
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[@ForgottenFossils]

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[@Treasurehunter11001]

That fish is crazy wouldn't look out of place in a museum , awesome find !

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much! It's a beauty!

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Just watched the whole video now that was a lot of Hildys!!! and nice to see you put a bit of jet in there 👍

[@deandeann1541]

That fossil is a perfect scale impression - very rare.

[@ForgottenFossils]

I'm so pleased to share my favourite find with you! If you want to watch more epic fossil hunting videos you can click here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJO3oox7fKmDm8U&ab_channel=WhitbyFossils

[@AgateDad]

Such a cool video, and very well made i must say! Keep it up 👍👍

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much 😊

[@geraldinesera8915]

That is incredible, truly you have a good eye.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you!

[@respectanimals2]

Incredible find, I wonder what other amazing fossils are still waiting to be found down there , so exciting , loved the vid by the way 👍😎🌴💀

[@ForgottenFossils]

Some beauties waiting up in the cliffs

[@angelisreal]

I just found your channel through the short video section, and what you're doing is awesome. Definitely something that I share in common with you, and that makes me appreciate it even more. Have fun doing what you love, and be safe out there.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you very much :) glad you like it

[@thesilversurferhackerking]

I just found your channel. I love the work you're doing! Keep up everything you're doing just like you are, you are an amazing soul!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Such a kind message, thank you

[@darrenhobbs3368]

Love your channel, keep them coming. Great finds 👍🦕🦖🦕

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks so much!

[@johnrichardson1796]

Great video again, Wow that fish fossil is stunning 👍

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks so much 👍

[@samgiles3515]

Absolutely beautiful mate, great find👍

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@fossiladventures2926]

One of the best finds I have seen, stunning mate. Prep is super to :)

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks 👍It was so thrilling to find! I was so lucky.

[@silverlady1118]

That fish is amazing! Enjoyable video ☺

[@ForgottenFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@donalddickson6354]

WOW! That is absolutely awesome! Great find! What is the species again?

[@ForgottenFossils]

Cheers! It’s Lepidotes

[@fossilhuntress]

What an incredible find! I'm excited for you! The detail and level of preservation!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks so much!

[@carolkara987]

Wow, what an awesome find; so happy for you.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you!

[@chuongnguyen2630]

I’ve just binged ten videos and love it! Your voice is so calming and love the beauty of whitby

[@ForgottenFossils]

Wow! Thank you, i’m glad you enjoy them.

[@admiralcraddock464]

Who needs the BBC and ITV when there are great videos like this available on KZbin.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Haha no need for a tv license

[@joannhempen8210]

Just found your channel. Beautiful fossil of the fish. Just wow! Loved & Subbed!!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much 😊

[@zaczac9580]

i'm chuffin so impressed by your vids . wow , i clicked on one and im hooked . im planning a fossil hunt round marsden .

[@geologyjohnson7700]

My colleague studies fish evolution and was telling me that the fish fossils from the Yorkshire Lias are famous with fish paleos because they are partially 3D and preserve important internal structures.

[@TJfossil]

Great find! Nice bit of operculum there as well. Well done.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! It’s my best for sure

[@three6ohchris]

That fish/scale fossil find is incredible. Well done! It makes you wonder how many people walked right over that without seeing it, and how many reach of us have walked over amazing things without realizing it.

[@ForgottenFossils]

I often wonder how long it’s been rolling around before i found it out at sea

[@wumbleisthebest3270]

5:05 that dead one might have been a fish we in Germany call "Dorsch", because it has this little string under its chin.

[@roldorf5615]

Magnificent. Preparation is superb. Well done.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@doloreswalker3835]

Amazing find and beautiful preparation...

[@ForgottenFossils]

It’s my favourite find! :)

[@bertoneman4851]

How did I miss this video til today. What a treasure and heirloom piece!! Congratulations.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you very much!

[@glynbrookes6456]

That's a really good find mate, as soon as lock down is over I'll be going to whitby, I've been a few times and it's just the best place for me. Good luck with the hunt but try to leave me a few ☺

[@fossilwildlife5198]

Ohh Liam, the fish is magnificent 🐟😲 I really enjoyed the whole video ⛏️👍🏻. One question: Was it an ichthyosaur vertebra at 8:53?

[@ForgottenFossils]

Yep quite a battered one

[@RCBuildaholic001]

@1:38 isnt that a bone piece just to the left of the Belemnite you picked up? awesome finds man, keep the videos coming, new sub here!!

[@brucedymock6635]

What a great find well done

[@americanrebel413]

That is an awesome piece!

[@jacobshearing7634]

Amazing great job love the videos 👍👍👍😁

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you Jacob! Glad you enjoyed it

[@patstats1]

You’ve further inspired me to visit. That coastline is spectacular and how you’ve filmed it intrigues me. Congratulations on that fish fossil. Those scales are amazing. KZbin has suggested your channel and I’m glad they have. I haven’t been disappointed. So I clicked like and subscribed!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much

[@Oldmantreasure]

That is just a crazy find. Well done.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you!

[@yashicafr]

Wow liam very impressive that fish!! Well done, who did the prep work on it??

[@2wahineandadog]

Wow just wow wow- so glad for you!

[@lr2127]

Beautiful fossil. Very well done.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you very much!

[@rebeccalucysmith9689]

Amazing find!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you

[@patrickhowden1601]

Stunning. Well done.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much 😀

[@fishing631]

Hello mate who did the prep on your fish mate? Another great video mate.

[@maggiehansen6572]

Incredible find 👏

[@1mmickk]

Seek and ye shall find. Amazing Specimen. Well done.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks mate!

[@zexx09]

Nice vid !! Wished we would have fossils on the beach in the Netherlands.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you

[@diggingappalachia954]

Beautiful stuff, I find some plant material that looks a little bit like fish scales but nothing like that

[@ForgottenFossils]

Very cool

[@diggingappalachia954]

I subscribed, thanks

[@Tico-eu4ek]

This is soo Cool!!! You are Very Lucky

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you!

[@dougsherk1298]

Congratulations awesome find

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks 👍I absolutely love it.

[@diggerpaul1981]

Great find buddy. Very well done and deserved. Love your little videos and finds (now a subscriber). Keep up the good work buddy and all the very best of luck on your future adventures.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much!

[@FarmerC.J.]

Love your videos!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Glad you like them! :D

[@rickypatterson8973]

You’re the man!!!

[@ForgottenFossils]

yay! :D

[@patriciamoser6163]

Brillant fish find!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! It's so rare

[@peterbonapace7124]

That fish is stunning! Well done, mate!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks a lot!

[@shirleybishop4882]

Beautiful!!!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@julianmarsh7993]

Thats a beautiful fossil fish.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks mate, deffo one of my best finds!

[@neilconway3693]

Just stunning

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you so much Neil :D

[@jenniferedwards894]

That’s another fossil that took my breath away!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you!!

[@localwalker5696]

Fantastic is this whitby beach or saltwick bay x

[@Terraldinho]

What a beautiful fish - dream find!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you Terry

[@georginahiggins2255]

Great find well done 👏 😊

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you 😁

[@Doxymeister]

@3:47, You identify the belemnite, but I couldn't catch the name of the fossil immediately below it (I'm a bit hard of hearing)--is that part of the end of a trilobite? And that articulated fish section--that truly is stunning! Well done!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thats the phragmocone of the belemnite. Really nice pyritised one. It was used to regulate the animal’s buoyancy apparently.

[@Doxymeister]

@@ForgottenFossils Oh okay, I got you! Thank you for the answer, I had no idea that belemnites had other parts, LOL. Never seen that. Cool beans!

[@sylviaburns2995]

Looks like tire! The scales remind me of tire tread.😊

[@jubu3136]

So cool

[@enriquemireles8947]

Greetings from Texas that fish is a great find. Reminds me of the alligator gars we have in some of our rivers. I have subscribed would like to ask do you ever polish some of your fossils?

[@ForgottenFossils]

Yes i do, very worn bone pebbles and jet usually. Thank you

[@raygrange7312]

Some lovely fossils again.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you!

[@gkess7106]

You can be proud of that find!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you i love it

[@gkess7106]

@@ForgottenFossils Is the matrix hard or is it like mudstone? What kind of acid was used? I have plenty of shale cliffs here in northern Ohio USA, but only found one plant so far.

[@Belenor]

Thats amazing, looks like platemail or something. I wonder what it looked like when it was alive.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Would have looked so cool to see one alive

[@deandeann1541]

It looks like a modern tarpon.

[@anon9709]

Heyv man came across your channel at random i have place in alabama i have found many fossils similat to the ones you have in the video, including a part of a fisb that looks similar to the one in the video im gonna email ya and maybe when summer comes i can get to it again in the creek bed and send photos

[@ForgottenFossils]

Very cool

[@im1withnature]

Awesome video, was that a Baculite at 1:45? Butterfly is a painted lady.

[@ForgottenFossils]

That's a belemnite

[@im1withnature]

@@ForgottenFossils Thanks buddy, I had a brain fart and couldn't think for a minute. The fossils you find are awesome. I live in south Florida ,I mostly find shark teeth and whale ear bullas and verge, also ice age land animals up to about 20 myo .

[@ForgottenFossils]

@@im1withnature Be amazing finding shark teeth in the creeks. I have two lovely meg teeth but had to buy those haha.

[@deandeann1541]

I have some 5 million year old manatee rib pieces from a phosphate mine in Florida!

[@MrDuffy81]

You should look directly into the camera when you were talking to your audience. Just found your channel. Awesome looking fossil. I have been finding a ton of petrified wood and I found a fossil of a shell the other day.

[@ForgottenFossils]

In my newer videos I do. Do you know how old the wood is?

[@MrDuffy81]

@@ForgottenFossils No I’m not sure. I’ve been finding it in landscape rock around a business that a frequent. I have found about 10 pieces.

[@Paleos1000]

Cracking finds, Liam. Regards from NZ. The fish is superb - any notion as to the species?

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! It’s Lepidotes

[@agate555]

Liam how much did They charge you to prep the fish ?? ..shout out from the U.S.A.

[@cathifamjourney469]

I love fossils but dont know the creatures you mention other than the nautilus and ammonite(?). Wish you could maybe insert a drawing or picture of what you are talking about to help teach those of us who will never get to your area to find these. Please and thank you for at least reading this. 😊

[@SMay-rg5vh]

Ha! Don't say that, there's every chance you'll get another fish oneday, Liam!

[@ForgottenFossils]

These are rare rare rare! but you never know your luck haha

[@joshuabaughn3734]

An ammonite that's intact and by itself outside of rock is rare.

[@MH-ls1xi]

One day the lizard people of the future will be cracking open fossils of us and smartphones

[@ForgottenFossils]

They walk among us already.

[@agate555]

I love to prep fossils

[@actordylancross]

I'm a huge fossil fan, do you except people to go fossil hunt with you!?!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! Not really thought about it.

[@Gamingreviewer300]

wowza!!!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks mate!

[@andrewhoney7994]

How much did it cost to have it prepared for you?

[@HCCM]

Awesome find ! Regards and stay safe… Di you have any for sale? I was looking for a fish 🐠 or lobster 🦞.

[@ForgottenFossils]

Yes I have some fossil finds for sale in my description. No fish though! So rare here.

[@HCCM]

Excellent! I will contact you soon. Regards.

[@ethanhawtin7561]

Hi Liam I am at the stage where I have been hunting for a year or two and I have found some fantastic specimens that need prepping. I have saved long and hard and now have a substantial amount of money to buy my first prep pen. I have been looking at the zoic paleo tec range and they have caught my eye 👁 I was asking for your advice as you are more experienced than me. What pen should I buy? What pen do u use if u have one? Thoughts 💭?

[@ForgottenFossils]

I have a Ken Mannion TT but i have been hearing some brilliant things about zoic tools. I don't touch any of my rare stuff because i'd not do it justice haha.

[@ethanhawtin7561]

Whitby Fossils is the tt ok? Can it prep ammonites well?

[@ethanhawtin7561]

Because I can afford it

[@ForgottenFossils]

Ethan Hawtin yes it’s very strong. Is it Yorkshire ammonites you want to pen?

[@ethanhawtin7561]

Whitby Fossils yes I hunt at sandsend every 2 weeks. So is it the tt I want to be buying?? Because the one I am closest to buying is the cp-9361 from the zoic range. Do you reckon it will do the job?

[@chiselready9320]

Stunning find! Love the vids but not a fan of the hammer nor chisel!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thank you! How come you dont like the hammer/Chisel?

[@chiselready9320]

@@ForgottenFossils because I’m scared you will ruin the artifact! 🥺

[@luketerry9146]

I’ve never found a fossil on a beach, you obviously got there first lol

[@ForgottenFossils]

Maybe this time haha

[@vuk1419]

Additionally I m not joking, just contact london national history museum and tell them you have a perfect scale, skin sample of fossil if they say yes and it is very rare and they want to pay, tell them you d put in auction or consider offers of other international museums that you contact.. it ll force them to give you a top price for your retirement

[@ForgottenFossils]

I wouldn’t mind donating it to a museum at some point.

[@ChronoSquare]

ok you didn't show that fin piece in the short I no longer think this is a tire

[@zacklinch1126]

Is it worth out?

[@ForgottenFossils]

I’d imagine so, fossils like this never really get sold.

[@Gamingreviewer300]

WOWWW

[@ForgottenFossils]

:D

[@smartdetoxsehati2694]

1 million$ asset

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Was my previous comment on this video deleted?

[@vuk1419]

nhm.ac.uk look at our staff and department to choose the right contact Contact them first to ask what it is and if they might not interested in it

[@bikashshrestha8253]

I have something very special but how can I show you.i can't post a picture or video .if you like it would you buy it

[@ForgottenFossils]

What is it?

[@vuk1419]

First of all, stop putting music loud, my preference no music at all.. just you and tell us what you found , what is it type information, what you think rather than saying oh my god empty words like girls. If you don't have any saying then do not.. Tell us your experiences, stories, background etc..what tools u use, locations etc.. make it interesting..plus that scale of fish very interesting, someone or museums might wants to pay you so your contacts..

[@ForgottenFossils]

When i found this i couldn’t hold in my excitement. This is extremely rare and very well preserved. Some people enjoy the music..

[@Voice4orNoise]

I want to know what the other side of the fish fossil looks like so that we know we're not being scammed in the video. Because even when you "found" the fish fossil you didn't flip it over and show both sides same with the finished product you didn't flip it over and show us the finish other side or what the other side look like so I think this video is a clickbait video

[@ForgottenFossils]

It's still covered in rock on that side. It's not stable enough to prepare both sides. I will do another video at some point.

[@deandeann1541]

Would you take $150 for that fish fossil, I pay shipping?

[@ForgottenFossils]

No sir :D

[@bobcatethan8919]

Ag Ag

[@flipnasty2296]

What kind of fish? How do you know 180 million years old? And why wouldn't you sell it to a museum?

[@ForgottenFossils]

Just based on the local geology. I'd love for it to go in the local Whitby museum for awhile.

[@beverlymartin1414]

Amazing find!

[@ForgottenFossils]

Thanks!