Splitting Rocks on this River Revealed the Ancient Alabama We NEVER KNEW Existed!

[@WILDKYLE]

It's safe to say I am absolutely obsessed with this type of fossil hunting, y'all! The anticipation of what might be in the next split stone is just incredible! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe to Brandon's channel! www.youtube.com/@adventurearchaeology

[@wenditaylor9708]

@@WILDKYLE I think there is a way to stabilize them. I seem to remember that from the Yorkshire guy I watch maybe? Or maybe it was you, hunting fish fossils in like Utah or some place like that with someone that is a fossil prep guy and he makes art? That was you right?

[@JackyHeijmans]

To WildKyle, I found this video, it may be important to you. It is called 20 Most Dangerous Minerals in the World: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a37ahIlnlNuafKM On: The Fancy Banana (Channel name, I can't help it.) It is that you guys find so much stuff, and you seem to cut it too, so maybe there is something you don't know yet. Much love to all of you from the Netherlands. ❤

[@suemitchell1354]

Kyle, I wanted to share! I ran across your videos and have been binging watching. I prefer the creek walk type, only because I don’t know the rocks & fossils, but love the shells. Back to the old trash piles. Many,many years ago ladies didn’t have a choice of shoes to wear. Many of the smaller hinge shape thingys you found were for shoe ornaments. They would have a bow or such & they folded on the open part of the shoe above the toes & wow they had a prettier pair of shoes for Church,dances or weddings or such. Google & you will find a better explanation. Ya’ll are such a nice group of young people!

[@wenditaylor9708]

@@suemitchell1354 if you go back to the fossil videos and watch them, you'll have a huge knowledge about fossils by osmosis! I swear! I knew nothing at the beginning and by the time I was running out of videos, I realized that I was guessing right! I love the underwater ones that have the name of the fossil written on the screen as they find them the best! But yeah...most of my fossil and teeth knowledge came from Kyle and Chris!

[@rebyj]

I watched this with my 4 year old grandson and he's INSISTING I take him out to bust open rocks. I'm pretty sure he doesn't grasp the concept of fossils yet but he understands banging on rocks!

[@laurenconradie5328]

That's adorable! What a fun way to bond with your little guy, you could probably start out small by visiting a few creeks to do some surface hunting.

[@doctorofart]

Take him to the musical rocks. I think in PA. You bang them with hammers and they make various pitched bell noises

[@adventurearchaeology]

Man we had a great time! Looking forward to our next adventure already 😎

[@WILDKYLE]

It's been a blast hunting with you man! Alabama has so much fun stuff!

[@nanak2025]

Your channel gives me such respite from the constant stream of political nonsense and I really appreciate the fun, kind time you spend together! Rock on

[@wenditaylor9708]

I'd also like to add 2 more little comments now that I have finished. Kyle you will always forge ahead and pick the craziest routes to get down to a creek. But I find it adorable that you got yourself down and helped the ladies down. You're such a sweet guy! Natalie, keep this one, no matter how crazy he makes you, he is a unicorn!

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

How nice that you and Natalie got out with Brandon and Miranda! The calamite fossils are nice, but those ferns...wow!!!❤

[@sherrie545]

Great to see all four of you on an adventure together! What an exciting Fossil hunt. I absolutely love ❤️ the ferns!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you Sherrie!

[@jaklyncraft666]

Oh, great to see you again, Kyle & with the lovely Natalie.

[@tommytaylor4458]

Hope you guys stay safe with that Big Storm heading into Florida!!!! 👍🙏🙏

[@joedadbod8450]

Fun video, Kyle! Glad to see Natalie back in on all the fun, and you guys got some great finds!

[@atuuschaaw]

It's cool when y'all hook up! Such beautiful waterways! ♥ Edit: @31:30 is indeed stunning! As is @32:30!

[@manderson3231]

That looks like such fun!!! I've got to try to take my grandkids somewhere to do that!! Thanks for sharing this with us!😊

[@justjulee9135]

Wonderful video! Great seeing Natalie again! I just love you two! I'll be your KZbin momma! Stay safe and always have fun!! ❤

[@gracewashburn8276]

Wow, Kyle Miranda, Natalie Brandon what a wonderful place to go lots of nice scenery for the river and all those old minds are something else always some good fossils no matter where you you kids❤❤❤

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you Grace! This place is such a blast! 😊

[@Clarytee217]

WholesomeKyle and friends 😉

[@michelledean6157]

Oh my goodness! The ferns you and Natalie found in the 31:40's 😍

[@georglimiux677]

Great vid and even better with Miranda in it.

[@justjoy4239]

Another great adventure! Saved the best for last! Thanks!

[@chriskeenumhighhopesoutdoors]

Wow !!! Great hunt my Friend, alot of points looked like they were made of glass. Glad three of you were able to hunt together. Always forward to your videos 👍🌵

[@patriciabock4299]

Those are beautiful. I love ferns! You all had a lot of fun finding those!

[@firechicken455adventures]

Great adventure with lots of nice finds. Stay safe with all the bad weather down that way.

[@judymarkel8029]

That place is gorgeous

[@TerriAnnNiemeier-dy3no]

I believe there's many things to find after the storms pass, somethings you can see and guess it's Something

[@Justfollowthecrumbs]

Oh those colours, beautiful!

[@marshamulye8068]

Awesome video, as always. You guys make everything you do so exciting that I can hardly wait to try it. Can't wait to see what's happening next. Thanks again

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you so much! ❤️🙏

[@justjoy4239]

WOW! That’s one big fossil! I’m loving y’all’s adventures once again living vicariously through you!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you Joy! I'm glad you're loving them. We are loving sharing them!

[@triple_A_rockhound]

thats a lot plants 👍

[@ricardomimosa4903]

Hey WildKyle, I found the 3D version Calamite pair that came out of what you were showing on the video. Those two pieces were too heavy to take home!!! Nice on the other one found as well!!

[@WILDKYLE]

@@ricardomimosa4903 Ah awesome! I couldn't remember where I saw you post that so I was hoping you'd chime in hahaha. That was an awesome one! And yeah I couldn't believe I found a big one too 😂 that spot is incredible!

[@ricardomimosa4903]

​@WILDKYLE , you saw it posted on the APS FB page. Thanks! Super cool 3D Calamite you found as well. Just love those things, they just pop out of the matrix with a few taps! I did not know what was on the other side but was told verbally. Thanks to you guys, now I know. Great video... enjoy watching your adventure videos!

[@ricardomimosa4903]

You'll see a lot of my posts circulating around even on the fossil forum. I'm Rockin' Ric!

[@brianholcomb940]

Awesome video. Hope you guys are safe. Thanks for sharing.

[@marthapatebell1040]

Great video! Love you two!❤

[@SaltwaterSean]

Loved this one Kyle!

[@kirsiselei8703]

That last find😮😍 How nice day u all had❤ Would love to go place like this, but those dont exist here

[@jamesblake7338]

Beautiful place and great fossils too!

[@SDCourage27]

28:30 looked like a fish 🫣

[@Gloria-qy3dd]

Hi guys,Kyle,Natalie glad to see you guys with your friends,wishing you all find something magnificent. ❤That trail is where you find hammer coins and old money.

[@justjoy4239]

Hey Kyle! Just saw you with Brandon on his page! Hooray Natalie is back!

[@WILDKYLE]

We've all been having such a great time treasure hunting!

[@mikestahl3322]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you for watching!

[@mirkatu3249]

You got some nice plant fossils! Your vids are always so fun to watch! :-)

[@lisawilson3759]

This was awesome!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you Lisa!

[@geoWhite]

Hey from NY, always great to watch your videos. Take care and stay safe.

[@jaklyncraft666]

What a beautiful place to treasure hunt.

[@debiesubaugher]

I love when Kyle laughs, like a kid in a candy store.

[@WILDKYLE]

😊😊😊

[@betseygrier1614]

You guys stay safe. See you on the other side❤

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Awesome breaks! Horsetail log!!!

[@WILDKYLE]

I couldn't believe how big it was and that it popped out all in one piece haha!

[@sandrahamilton-kb1yu]

Great finds!

[@RickSmith-kp3sy]

29:54 Kyle, I'm unsure if this happens with plant fossils, but for gastropod fossils like ammonite and baculites, they will develop a beautiful gem shell called ammolite and it is absolutely beautiful, often displaying all the colors of the rainbow. Wait a minute. I'm preaching to the choir here. You knew this before I knew this. Oops. Sorry man.😳

[@JCinerea]

If you dry those shale slabs out very slowly, you might be able to stabilize them with Paraloid B72. Paraloid B72 is sold online, generally as granules. I used to volunteer at a paleontology lab, and we would use a solution of 98 percent acetone and two percent Paraloid B72 (I can't remember if the ratio was by weight or by volume, sorry) to stabilize fragile fossils by infusion.

[@jacquelinesaunders3041]

Loved the fossils you all found. ❤

[@Lakemichigangirl]

Wow that is really fascinating.

[@wenditaylor9708]

I'm not finished watching but .. 1im glad to see Natalie again! I miss her little face! 2i feel like Bree would love that place! 3 I love that you get the positive and negative impressions, all I can think of is friendship fossils! You get one and your friend gets the other one. I know I'm dumb! It made me think of you and Natalie each maybe getting a side which is kinda cute if I'm honest. Love fossils! Awww!!! Yeah I'm sappy and dumb!

[@SandyFielding-cl4dc]

Hey Kyle! Praying everyone is safe and doin good. Just worried about y'all down there. Just letting you know that prayers are going up Buddy. Please take care and God bless you all. I really hope you do a video after this storm of the aftermath. 🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰

[@dshollins5864]

Thank you for the adventure!

[@NunchakuPete]

It´s Miranda´s right to dance dude! 🤙

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@brucemullis479]

Looks like fun.

[@dvtt]

need friends like this

[@julietaylor6536]

Be careful during this new hurricane. It’s huge! Be safe!

[@loriecummings7124]

Oh wow! Nice finds! 🥰 I was looking so hard at the rocks beyond what you were showing, I thought I saw a fossil tooth of some kind at 30:24... It's most likely a broken piece of rock! 🥰🥰

[@WILDKYLE]

Yeah no teeth here! Thanks so much for watching Lorie!

[@RobertHarrison-br5iz]

Great to see YOU again , wish you would hunt gem stones more. GOD BLESS.

[@laurieowen8696]

Great day

[@AlphaGatorDCS]

Natalie looks ripped! 💪

[@karenmurphy7066]

😮 What kind of mining did they do rhere? Great adventure!

[@WILDKYLE]

It was coal mining!

[@shepherd4406]

Wow

[@DonnaAllen-s9r]

Im a 65 yr old Rockhound from N.West GA . I grew up walking the creeks and woods around the family 65 acre farm that was built over 100 yrs ago from when I was 7 when we moved there.The closest store was 7 miles in any direction from there. I've found artifacts , arrowheads, broken indian pottery, civil war bullets and buttons, beautiful small quartz pieces , some old bottles,etc ...but no fossils . It's on my bucket list to find some plant fossils, meg teeth, horse teeth and gemstones of good size quality. Nothing huge , just pretty, you know. But I am on fixed income and a 20 yr old car. If you have any suggestions for these types of places that you could tell me, I'd not make a video except to record my findings. And I'd never tell a soul where. My knees can still walk now but dont know for how long. If not I understand, and I'll still love to watch your channel.. have laughed, learned ALOT, and loved every single one so far. Loved Duckman!❤❤❤❤✌️

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

My DA from KANSAS called them SNAKE GRASS. He build our porch laid charcol colored SLATE told us we could find FOSSILS in slate rocks.😅

[@wenditaylor9708]

So Kyle I'm thinking back to I think it was this video where some of the fossils had some iridescent properties to them. I was thinking it's probably oyrute and how cool it would be to polish the surrounding area and see if it shines up and if it does, shine the matrix and leave the fossils natural! I bet that would be just gorgeous AND desirable if you wanted to make some money. Imagine an impression of a fern with the pyrite polished to a shine??

[@patriciajones7195]

I love the ferns

[@justjoy4239]

Hope you’re still in Alabama now that Milton’s heading for Florida!

[@sissydrago2567]

Great one yet again, thank you! Ever think about making inkblot prints with the fern fossils? Also curious what type of rock this is, shale, slate?

[@JCinerea]

Looks like shale to me. Slate is shale that has been heated and chemically altered a bit.

[@debkittykitty888]

It would been awesome if you popped one open and found a small fish fossil !!!!

[@WILDKYLE]

One of these days I'm gonna go to that awesome fossil fish site in Wyoming!

[@PauletteEdwards-wz7pt]

Got your home all boarded up?

[@kentsinclair207]

Are you going to evacuate aead of Milton? Stay safe, good video.

[@JCinerea]

Which geological formation were you all looking in? The Pottsville formation? I spent a lot of time looking for fossils when I was young.

[@laurenconradie5328]

Man, I Wish that I knew some fossil sites where it was legal to collect your own fossils. Kyle, any advice on where I could find that type of information? I am not sure what the legalities are towards collecting fossils in situ in South Africa. Kyle, you and Paleocris are the ones that reignited my love for fossils❤

[@WILDKYLE]

It can definitely vary a lot between different states and countries! I'm not aware of what sort of laws there would be in South Africa either. Is that where you're located?

[@laurenconradie5328]

Yes, sir, Cape Town South Africa. Do you think that our local museums would be a good place to start?

[@karenmurphy7066]

😮😊 is this ancient mud layers that t🎉urned into shale? Were the miners mining shale?

[@WILDKYLE]

They were mining coal seams within the shale!

[@bw-ey4gp]

I don't know if someone said it but that road seems like the trolley road for coal. Those hills to the side would appear to be a very old style coke plant for the fires to be stoked in the coke chimneys

[@justjoy4239]

Is Natalie looking for marbles? 🤣

[@WILDKYLE]

Hahahaha she always is! 😊

[@sissydrago2567]

The rainbow coloring on the surface of the rock Natalie found might be ammolite

[@patriciajones7195]

Its to bad I can't get out and about like I would like to. Cause I would be looking for those fossils

[@justjoy4239]

Just when I thought it was crazy with Chris you go down to Alabama and try not to get briar cuts or falling! Gentlemen to the end!

[@DebbieM1140]

❤

[@jimmybrown777]

Kyle, what town in Alabama is this river in... I really would love to visit it someday... I would Love to find a fossil.

[@Lowang_Productions]

My guess is around the Warrior River

[@wenditaylor9708]

It seems like the easier they split, the more likey they are to have a fossil. Is that a thing?

[@WILDKYLE]

@@wenditaylor9708 I have noticed that here as well! But also the easier to split ones are much more brittle, and I've noticed the higher quality fossils are more likely to be in the tougher rock at this location.

[@wenditaylor9708]

@@WILDKYLE that's logical!!

[@cynthiastreeter7726]

How do you find creeks to explore not on private property! I want to go fossil hunting?

[@adventurearchaeology]

In Alabama the navigable waterways are right of ways and most times property lines end at the waters edge. So we only have to worry about public entrances such as parks or bridges.

[@Hydrart]

Which of your fossils would you like to see the most as a living specimen if it were possible?

[@WILDKYLE]

Hmmmm that's a very hard question! From the fossils in this video, or overall?

[@Hydrart]

@@WILDKYLE Overall. Megalodons , Gomphotheres,giant ferns, Horsetail forests.. giant Sloths, Mastodons, all the fossils you’ve handled

[@mucho73cobbcobb95]

Try icefishing cleats over your boots keep the slipping to a minimum.

[@justjoy4239]

Amazing fern! Keep getting interrupted

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

you might want to consider sharpening your chisel a bit.

[@WILDKYLE]

It could definitely use it!

[@leor8588]

Looks like a good place to get eat up with red bugs.......no thanks...