⛏️ Cracking Open Rocks for INCREDIBLE Crystal Covered Fossils & Exploring a Florida River! 🛶🐊⛈️🐢

This hunt turned out way more exciting, eventful and successful than any of us imagined it would be! We originally came to this location to hunt for sea urchin fossils from the Oligocene that have been covered by micro druzy quartz crystals, but we decided to explore the area a bit first...this was a great decision and led to some surprisingly good Pleistocene aged vertebrate fossils prior to even reaching the urchin location. Some good ole rain, fun times with friends, beautiful wildlife and great finds made for a memorable day that we were super excited to share with you all!
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[@largent45]

Holy Moly those sea urchins are gorgeous!!! My goodness! And Kyle finding a tusk part! You three just had an amazing day! It's just wonderful when you guys are together because you always have the best time! Laughing and playing and finds of a lifetime! It just warms my heart! ❤

[@AD-ns7nn]

Love all 3 of you, but I must say the turtle playing superman on the tree was too cute😊

[@WILDKYLE]

I keep having dreams of finding the rest od the tusk! Such an exciting day!

[@PaleoCris]

Those aren’t dreams, they’re omens. 🤣 If it is there, we’ll find it.

[@joedadbod8450]

That was an EXCELLENT find, Kyle!!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

So much sparkle ✨

[@kimgower1347]

Dont know How i missed this. Some Really Cool finds. Such fun!!! Thank you as always!

[@johnwanderin3872]

I’m so jealous of all the fun you guys seem to have lol

[@melindahawk8540]

The 3 amigos together again. Love to see y’all explore together. Great to see you hunting again too.

[@cherokee1969]

I can live vicariously threw you kids, ty

[@indianasmith8152]

Those are gorgeous little fossils, and the bones and teeth from the river are always cool. Love the big piece of tusk!!

[@cmcer1995]

This was an exciting hunt. A Mammoth Tusk and some awesome crystals. Your reactions are also contagious too. This was fun.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Bri has always had an eagle eye from what I've seen so far!

[@richconroy5559]

Those echinoids are fantastic and you can't beat just finding a huge chunk of tusk like that.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* Those fossils covered in druzy were fantastic. The piece if tusk was amazing and loved the Bone fossils.. Great Finds.. Thanks for Sharing..

[@aurorasky1166]

All the laughter in the canoe during the rain.. great friends make great memories. Happy Hunting!!

[@mirkatu3249]

Bri is just plain awesome. Those echinoid crystals blow my mind. Fun video, glad you didn't have to run from lightning! 💚

[@lakesidesusan6745]

You guys have so much fun! You entertain us and inform & educate us at the same time!💖

[@Tobikoyum7]

Chris n Kyle are soulmates, I'm convinced. Bree is one lucky lass 😁

[@WILDKYLE]

I'm not going to disagree... 😂😂😂

[@tigereye508]

This is one great video!😮 The kind you have to see to believe. Thanks for sharing.

[@joedadbod8450]

Excellent finds Cris! I think my favorite is the one Bri found at @19:20, so beautiful!! And that tusk!!! Great find Kyle!!

[@raygay3375]

That echinoid, with dark druzy, and the delicate white star was THE most beautiful fossil! I really love the tusk piece also; I hope you all were able to preserve it once you got home. ❤🦴I believe I might have been too scared 😱 to get in the water once I saw a gator 🐊 slip silently into the water. But I am glad you’re gutsier than me.

[@sethreid4886]

Hey guys thanks I really enjoy watching your adventures!those Drury fossils are off the charts!I was thinking medallions rite away

[@mikepetrucha2774]

You promised upcoming pleistocene fossil videos and you delivered! The druzy echinoids were pretty cool too.

[@audraacklin9826]

It's awesome to see the three of y'all together again. Let the adventure begin! ❤️❤️😃

[@WILDKYLE]

❤❤❤

[@hydrophobicwater5843]

found this channel like 3 days ago and I have been binge watching like wild. Love the content.

[@PaleoCris]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Thanks for watching.

[@nbstars]

Did i see that befor oh yea i saw them in the lake to,

[@rebyj]

Yay! New content. Love the finds today. Bree's was my favorite. Gorgeous echinoid !

[@caseypayton6259]

Please do go back to that area, that was quite an adventure!

[@TheIdiotfilter]

Some wonderful finds again. I just wish you'd make more videos!

[@brutebison8387]

great to see you postin your a huge inspiration to me

[@manderson3231]

Did I dream all of this, or did you post this last week??? 😆 It's a great video,none the less😊

[@PaleoCris]

Thanks! Kyle posted his video of the day last week which includes a few clips that we shared.

[@annette3681]

Wow!!!! Super Cool!

[@graemero5532]

Always great when you three get together. 😁

[@melissachavez1837]

Wow those echinoids are some of the coolest, prettiest fossils I’ve ever seen! How do you make a fossil cooler? Add crystals of course! 🤯 🤩

[@noalastname1391]

Really love the content! Just found it again after a couple years. Really inspiring! Currently starting up my own collection again, mostly consisting of trilobites, and ortoceratites (squids with shells), since the rocks around here are packed with them. Love from sweden

[@JhonDiamond2021]

woww.. amazing, good find

[@belindahameister5977]

LOVE the Horse tooth

[@RayEllaHoover]

Beautiful fossils !!!

[@markslade6848]

Hi guys. I'm new to your channel but slowly going through the back catalogue. I love your enthusiasm and your knowledge. Best wishes and happy hunting from a new sub from the UK.....

[@skyedancer3106]

Hi all, great video. I love watching what you guys find. You explaining what was found. Those were so beautiful. I can't wait to see you guys back there. Take care and stay safe till next time. ❤❤❤

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Fossils with crystals are the best! Unless there's mammoth tusks laying around... Wow! What a great hunt!

[@karmakazi219]

Those crystal fossils are incredible!

[@clwbchbabycakes]

Wow - you guys really found some awesome stuff this trip!!!

[@jasperscott5426]

Beautiful fossil,almost like a piece of ceramics.....enjoyed the video!!

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Those druzy covered echinoids are stunning!!

[@sharbean]

A crummy day has just been made better!

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Jewelry fossils! Nice.

[@AB-cc6fy]

I really like what you all do on your channel. I love the outdoors and always love history. Great stuff!

[@JetsStash]

This is cool. Thanks for the vid

[@barbaradunn6975]

Amazing finds!

[@sherryfranke6442]

You are living the life I could only dream of

[@chantalrochon3566]

Fun activities ❤🎉😊

[@SallyMayBaby]

OMG. You all thrill me, so exciting to see your discoveries. This 68 yo grandma is flying to Davenport, Florida this September to visit my brother. Any recommendations on how i might wander to see a tiny pinch of what you all see. I am taking my 76 yo sis, and she too, is bit of a adventurer, but if not i can talk her into going with me. ❤

[@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm]

What a great episode, love Kyle and Bree!❤

[@joselamers7964]

i can look for hours at your video,s the amazing founds you do are so amazing 😊👌

[@anitameza3960]

I noticed you were rowing in tandem without looking. Cool.

[@KimsF101]

Awesome!

[@kathysmith4261]

All I can say is wow mammoth tooth crystal sea urchins what more could you want😊

[@spicat16]

That lizard was a Basilisk. They are so cool. They will run across the water... They are all over the KOA Miami everglades resort... Very cool lizards. They love to run away on their back legs. 💖💯

[@tonytony6945]

No worries for gators or copperheads! Brave group 👍🏼

[@reginastanley6]

The way I NEED those druzy fossils in my life. 😭😭😭

[@stephielulu9096]

Love you 3 together, just add Derek the rock flinger for the ultimate dream team 😜

[@johncoffey8645]

That was cool!

[@jamesadowney]

That was a great one

[@exforrestranger8475]

Always super!

[@plp123]

Just discovered your channel. What great content. Happy hunting.

[@PaleoCris]

Thanks and glad to have you here!

[@TheLindagdetroit]

"I wanna find something... oranges!"🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊

[@-Slinger-]

I hope you find something splendiferous!

[@treytrey333]

Coming back to the channel after a couple years. I know you don't want to give away locations but do you guys mainly hunt the peace river for megladon teeth? I'm in the springhill brooksville area would love to find some decent teeth.

[@busseyb.227]

Very interesting. Do you ever encounter snakes and alligators? My brother lives in Lake Placid FL and those critters seem to be everywhere.

[@spicat16]

You guys would be so Cool to hang out with. 👍♥️💯

[@elizabethjohnson9486]

4:36 how did you get so high you like can’t even touch the log got me cracking up😂

[@tanekarnes5260]

This last summer, was a limpkin at a lake in western Arkansas, never saw one and had to look up in my bird book. 😃 Just out of curiosity, how would you treat a fossil to stabilize it?

[@Tacticalll]

The lizards are called anoles! They're everywhere in central FL, at least I see them all over the place. And presumably all over fl, but who knows.... they camouflage pretty well and usually hide when spotted and approached by predators/docile curious creatures lol

[@artyopteryx3]

at some point could you cover how you treat fossils you find to stop them falling apart?

[@HopeRock425]

How can you tell apart which rock has echinoids in it? Do tjose sorts of rocks exist in other states? What kind of environment would I find some like that?

[@jamesaolsen1196]

TOGETHER AGAIN!!!

[@MaxsFireVideography]

The lizard you saw and didn't know the name of was a lizard called the brown anol, are pretty common in florida

[@aicirtkciub9167]

So pretty

[@JohnNeel-k8m]

That is cool as s**t I live just south of Tallahassee in Franklin County we have a few places you can find fossils like that

[@skoitch]

Hi Bri! 😍

[@gracemccoy1970]

Did you see that first gator had a yellow rope around it's tail?

[@andreb2019]

Lizard was a Brown Anole :)

[@davideo1954]

A Tuskaloosa!

[@Saramatt2023]

Yes,first ☺️

[@russn7995]

Whaaaat? What do you look for to spot those rocks that will have those fossils in them?

[@davideo1954]

I want to find something Krakenesque

[@denislemelin7653]

That’s some serious shit people ! Ya’ll rule !!!

[@weiner1414]

Where were you guys?

[@ross.2003]

Please do some geode hunting

[@mackie_p]

That tusk tho...

[@laurafolsom2048]

❤

[@lorikartanowicz3602]

What river are you on?

[@benitagrattan193]

How did the sea urchins get inside that rock????¿

[@idfkbackoff1]

Hey!

[@atuuschaaw]

♥

[@newlevelgraphicsdavidframe2870]

I think that is an anole lizard

[@sherryfranke6442]

What area of Florida are you

[@sxyskybluiz]

What type of rocks do you look for to break open in hopes of finding these?

[@MeowlodieHL]

Do you have to treat every fossil y'all collect?

[@PaleoCris]

Very few, actually. Ivory specifically is very high risk. The larger the piece, the more trouble it tends to give us as it dries.

[@MeowlodieHL]

@@PaleoCris I still can’t believe y’all found the stuff you did. Dreams were achieved.

[@julietteyork6293]

Not worried about alligators and snakes in FL?