Our BEST Fossils from Warfield Fossil Quarry

We go to Wyoming every year to collect fish fossils and this was one of our best trips to date. The area we were digging is part of the Green River Formation and each of these fossils is approximately 52 Million Years Old.
The specific quarry we were in is the Warfield Fossil Quarry just outside of Kemmerer, Wyoming. This year's trip returned some of the most incredible fish fossils we have ever found. Including fossil stingrays, a fossil palm frond, a fossil turtle, and a diversity of other fossil fish. Joe spent many hours preparing these fossils and we were happy to share some of the results of his fossil fish preparation at the end of the video.
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We plan on hunting for a diversity of fossils all throughout the US this year with other fossil hunters such as Paleocris, Wildkyle, Ancient Artworks, Shark Teeth and Fossils and Bone Valley Collections. We hope to find beautiful Megalodon teeth, gems and minerals, great white shark teeth, artifacts, arrowheads, and megafauna creatures like mammoths and mastodons. We will also include videos on how to find shark teeth and explore discussions on some of our favorite topics in paleontology, archaeology, and geology!
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[@TheBerendir]

That butterfly was remarkably well preserved!

[@shomipinoy]

I had to like this because of "why are you talking down on my fish?" LMAO

[@cliffelliott9331]

In 1958 my father had a kidney shaped pool built in our backyard with the entire top tile border made of fossil shale. Great to see them again.

[@a.wenger3964]

You guys make me really want to go fossil hunting! Always entertaining to watch!

[@DiggingScience]

Do it! And thank you!

[@The_Vaporizer]

When he talks about the fossils, it's science but when he holds up the pieces.... that's art!

[@cooperwilliams9140]

LET'S GO ANOTHER GREENRIVER VIDEO! Makes me long for the summer... cannot wait.

[@MountainJohn]

bro... why is your profile picture wendigo noises?

[@colenelson9443]

I live in Wyoming and am only about 3 hours away from this quarry yet I've never been here unfortunately:(

[@DiggingScience]

What are you waiting for!

[@Elihoffs95]

Their open! No better time then the present!

[@patrickparker7772]

@@DiggingScience What song was playing in the background at 13:20 do you know?!

[@sup7400]

@@patrickparker7772bro it’s been two years I don’t think he would remember 😭😭😭

[@patrickparker7772]

@@sup7400 You never know my guy?🙌🏼 Worth a shot!

[@Meowmeowmeow69420]

This is what i want to watch at 3 am thx for making this

[@ClintWestVood]

the "they call me" meme is killin me right now lmao

[@onthefasttracktoheaven]

Joe is awesome lol love his personality. You guys seem awesome!

[@outdoorsy01]

This is amazing. Here on the jurassic coast, UK we have some amazing hotshots, some of which we have visited in my videos but this place is absolutely amazing

[@AngieDoesStuff]

I don't know how I missed this, but I love it! I'm not the biggest WY fan but I want to go back just for this, agates, and dino fossils. Joe's cool...he's a good sidekick!

[@c-puff]

Why is Joe so funny???

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

As a kid my father and uncle worked in construction, leveling land for homes to be built on, and one day he took us on a field trip to Pacific Palisades, where he and my uncle were working. There were fossils everywhere in the rock. They looked just like this! We brought home several pieces but my uncle gave them to a friend, it made me sick because he said he wanted them for his fireplace, then he sold them!

[@anshuldhruv9230]

I will wait for your next vedio

[@missyp6224]

I’d love a video showing how Joe preps out these fossils!

[@Elihoffs95]

Same! I do work with these types of fossils, and I love seeing other people working on them as well!

[@kingoffoxez]

@@Elihoffs95 Micro abrasive sandblasters and air pens/air scribes.

[@barross0505]

That palm is really nice. I’ve been dying to find a plant fossil down here in Florida

[@luana1600]

Beautiful, amazing fossil finds!! I am so impressed at the hard work that you do to get those mind-blowing fish fossils.

[@brandonmyers4078]

At last something to watch 💪🏼 blessings from the UK 🇬🇧 my dude

[@DiggingScience]

Hope you enjoy! Blessings from the USA!

[@AndrewPotts1962]

What a cool wrap-up of the fossil dig! You and Joe did yourselves proud with the haul. I reckon you are branching out on your fossil-finding ventures quite nicely; Diving the rivers, driving those backroads, and now, digging in on a fossil site, there can't be too many more exciting ways to find cool fossil stuff, BUT having said that, I now expect you to say "Hold my beer, challenge accepted!" I LOVE the turtle & the palm leaf... If I wasn't living hand to mouth, on a monthly pension, I'd make an offer. As Joe said, everything has a price. Stay well and I'll see you in the next video. Cheers!

[@Elihoffs95]

Incredible finds! Excellent prep as well!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

WOW.....Joe does a very good job on Fossils....Excellent...Thanks guy's....!

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

Some really good finds there guys. Joe slaying it as always.

[@santoshr2984]

Some of the best samples I have ever seen .. damn so good.

[@alyciahatton2038]

Those are beautiful cleaned up! Amazing! I've always loved fossils!

[@lanzknecht8599]

Beautiful fossils! Congrats for your findings a keep up the good work!

[@bigthd2044]

You have just become my favourite KZbin site. 🙌👍

[@DiggingScience]

We are humbled you think so and strive to meet those expectations! Thank you for watching, we cannot wait to share more!

[@russelnarciso2705]

I like Joe he has that vibe that will make you smile definitely, and you too brother that makes this video 😉

[@OzoneFineArtVentures]

That stingray is insane. What a bucket lister to be out there finding that stuff. What book is that? Would love to get it. I could watch this all day, thanks for sharing these highlights.

[@biancaschulz8917]

Man, those are some great finds. Nice video!

[@fossilhuntingandcollecting4279]

I like the way that you show your techniques and give us a stratographic column. Awesome video. Cheers, Chris

[@utahrockz3305]

This is so awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@patsmith5947]

Finding fossils is so much fun. You guys are doing great work, that sting Ray is so wonderful,I wish it wasn’t cracked. I have some slabs of limestone that came from my father-in-laws farm land out in the flat plains of Kansas that have just tons of fossilized shells in it. You are on a treasure hunt for sure.

[@terragaze]

You show great fossils and great sense of humour! Perfect video!

[@EricWoodyVariety59]

awesome finds and awesome prep work.

[@_sabaalas]

extraordinary. what an amazing find.

[@harlanmorrisson6490]

Awesome adventure , fossil fish are definitely on my bucket list !

[@stevenstrempke5052]

Wow wow WOW!!!! This is an awesome amazing adventure!!

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

Awesome finds , that is so cool .

[@aliencat11]

Such beautiful finds!

[@ncoutdooradventures6148]

Very kewl! I know there is more work involved than what you're showing,, but it still looks like fun!

[@tamamckinnon5418]

Chur Joe.. from fish 🐠🐠

[@jodiejensen-feist9874]

Wow those are so cool!!!! Epic finds!!!!!!

[@marthapatebell1040]

I love these videos! More please!

[@crustycobs2669]

Those are fabulous, and you guys have lots of passion for the science, especially taxonomy and paleontology. Also, ictheology, and slab-cracking-ology

[@joannhempen8210]

Omg I would definitely pay joe for that palm he did. Gorgeous! How fun. Great job

[@stinkyflour5924]

Your deadpan humor is so funny, I live ❤

[@bonesstones6584]

Awesome finds guys. I got to visit the Messel pit when I was in Germany and also a sand pit where we found assorted sharks teeth.

[@pabloismaelbarrera2409]

Hermoso trabajo chicos!!!

[@elianadulmage3834]

Wow, the fossils at the end looked really good! I really liked the big fish that had been broken.

[@fossilwildlife5198]

Awesome ⛏️👍🏻 You find some gorgeous fossils 😃🙂 I have a replica of a 47 million year old turtle of the famous and scientifically important spot "Messel pit" here in Germany 🇩🇪✌🏼 And you found a real fossil turtle in Wyoming... That's crazy! 💪🏼💪🏼 I love watching your adventures 😉

[@eddieagnich1875]

52 million years ago is mind boggling. I love stuff. This spot is on my bucket list. Thanks for the great video!

[@kenkirchhevel4177]

The fossils are real, their age is questionable

[@marthafenimore4279]

Very, very interesting. Thanks.

[@jimschafer9196]

Great workmanship guys ... Joe's had to read, between serious and angerary ... I think it's just dry humor 😂 LOL. Thanks for the share.

[@laurencollin99]

“……..cause they don’t have arms”. 😂👌👌

[@bellashealingartistry8934]

Very cool video! Nice music too!

[@theodoreyoung7946]

I live in Ohio, and would absolutely love to visit this place.

[@biblicaltheologyexegesisan9024]

nice for you to get aquainted with Noah's flood and find palms for us. thanks

[@goneballistic]

heat got Joe's sense of humor first lol

[@chad499]

Great stuff guys, as always! :)

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you, congrats on your 5" Megalodon tooth!

[@chad499]

@@DiggingScience thanks man :-)

[@rossgraveley]

Amazing finds and get work putting those back together so we'll

[@CopperCoin0017]

That was great!

[@vickyferrier4265]

I love my fish. Been real busy but will get that photo to you soon.

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you! Enjoy the video!

[@locknessmonsta7355]

I bet that joe guy is a hit at parties.

[@1.4142]

The jingling sound of shale breaking apart is also oddly pleasant

[@FuzzyJunglePigeon]

That Phareodus is fantastic! Would love to see you go hunting with Paleocris and Wildkyle, it'd be kinda like the fossil channel equivalent of Woodstock 😆

[@jerilyncibulka6162]

Awesome 🎉 love me some fossils🎉

[@anshuldhruv9230]

I like your vedio so much

[@anshuldhruv9230]

It is very nice

[@silverrose7554]

That would make a great Table top . Gave me a grate idea . Everything is for sale . Good I will look you up when I am ready to put in the countertops .

[@BabyBoomersDoomer]

So amazing

[@mshigaev1564]

Удачная рыбалка!

[@conservativeriot5939]

I don't know about the millions of years, but those are some cool fossils.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Nice video!!

[@constantinegarza2242]

Love it ..it is great just to do it ..

[@heinerml2]

Pura vida!

[@desperatelyseekingrealnews]

There was I expecting to see fossils and instead I got fish n chips , geddit?🤭. But seriously folks how great is this ? Thanks for one of the best things I've ever seen on YT.

[@triple_A_rockhound]

Fishing when the fish can't get away and you got it was this big fish story lol

[@ediacaran630]

Wow !

[@mollyhollypollydolly8760]

“That’s good shit”- Joe 😂😂😂

[@catholic3dod790]

Impressive

[@richardwarfield7386]

I had no idea I had a fossil quarry !

[@robertderekfeazel22]

I'm glad everything is for sale. So with that in mind. How much to share your insights on preparing fossils?? I have several that need brought into the world again, and I'm afraid of messing them up.

[@zachdillon275]

Dude I would love to go if you ever do a group trip!

[@akmalazman2300]

Now i wanna go fossil hunting in my country

[@nicosahuleka6878]

Amazing cuk

[@user-bq1lq6sp3c]

Это нереально красиво. Супер. Жаль что у нас таких карьеров нет. А ещё жаль что у нас мало таких людей. В основном англоязычные каналы можно посмотреть о палеонтологии.

[@alenbarisic]

Can't wait to finish college so I can go dig fossils as well

[@DiggingScience]

It’s the Geico caveman not Che Guevara, so don’t get mad about Joe’s shirt. If you want to dig here too check out the following website, tell them we sent you: www.fossilsafari.com/

[@_jurassic_9890]

I'm going out this summer any tips?

[@DiggingScience]

@@_jurassic_9890 head to Warfield Quarry so you can dig the wall and stay for the whole day!

[@TheFossilFiend]

but Fossil Safari doesnt let anybody else take home things like turtles, rays, giant fish, etc. They only let you take home the common stuff.

[@Ricca_Day]

Have ya'll ever been to the fossil quarry at Ft. Drum, Florida? I have seen some gorgeous specimens and crystallized mollusks a friend from years ago used to find there. And I gotta wonder if this splitting technique could account for some of the monolithic quarried stones found in many of our ancestors constructions in our distant history?

[@DarkNinjaShark]

Awesome stuff guys, love the camaraderie between the two of you. Hope to see you at an in person club meeting one of these days... next season hopefully.

[@DiggingScience]

Thank you! And absolutely, we miss the fossil club meetings!

[@DarkNinjaShark]

@@DiggingScience been keeping those live streams going at least, hope you’ve been able to watch some of those... that reminds me I still need to upload the last one. Oops! New puppy really takes up a lot of time haha

[@jackperkin1204]

Wow 😯

[@Anyarthropod]

How do you take those large slabs with you? Do you cut them down into a smaller size? If so, what tool do you use?

[@Elkinei1]

Wow! Awesome finds! Also, what book is this? At 3:53. I`d really love to have it!

[@efsmith71]

Nice fossils just curious do you get to keep what you find

[@racbot]

😃 Pura vida t-shirt is from Costa Rica

[@keithlassiter2449]

I really want to go with you guys. I can lift heavy objects repetitively and I've wanted to do this since I was a kid...

[@justinicenhower9834]

Y'all should come out to my parts is Oregon. I've found oyster shells with calcite. Fossil fish and camel bones. And yes the entire area was an saltwater inland sea. I've also found palm. Its purple.

[@Bloomcycle]

I made a nice flagstone walkway and I was splitting a big piece that revealed a beautiful Ammonite and I made it the main piece in the middle

[@rebeccabooo4719]

How heavy are the smaller fish? I’m thinking about flying out… trying to figure out the logistics of getting them home.