You Won't Believe What's Inside These 20 Million Year Old Fossil Oysters! Florida Rockhounding

Something new! I've known about a couple of locations with beautiful agatized oyster fossils for a while. In this video, I team up with my friends Derek and Cris to find them and cut them open to see what they look like on the inside! Enjoy, and don't forget to check out the links below!
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[@catherinewilliams3850]

Beautiful, I agree Kyle some do look like Angel wings.

[@Elizabeth_Rojas]

Ooooo Oysters watching now. 💚💫✌

[@heathervannatter364]

So cool!! Who knew? Amazing!!

[@TiffYG2133]

I like how you can display them to look like angel wings, that made them that much cooler!

[@kylaabegglen1275]

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing! ✌🤠

[@WILDKYLE]

Of course! Thank you for watching!

[@juliegriffin7609]

Those are awesome and you three nuts are the perfect trio! 💖💯

[@WILDKYLE]

Hahahaha thank you Julie! We have a bunch of fun together :)

[@sleighridefishing9027]

Yes!!! Always makes my day when you post a video Kyle!!! I can't wait to see what you, Chris and Derek find in today's video!!!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you so much! Very happy to hear that :)

[@janelchambers6791]

Those fossilized oysters are outstanding. True natural gemstones gorgeous

[@KR-wj5mt]

Love the river photography and the commentary of your journey.

[@Angelic-Angel]

RAD!! Those are so amazing!!! I would love to add some of these to my collection! I love that you guys went and got these cut them and truly appreciate how STUNNING they are!

[@kimberlycreamer7111]

Omg. Waterfalls are my favorite!! Didn't realize Florida Rivers had waterfalls. I gotta get out and explore!

[@stevenneal8057]

It's great to see places like this in Florida, I've been here my whole life and never really thought about any of this existing you just assume it's all swampy and gator infested. I enjoy your content my friend keep up the good work.

[@lindalewis5066]

Derek is a goof. 😂 Nice river with a beautiful waterfall! You've got amazing fossils in Florida. Those oysters were huge with gorgeous patterns. Great video! 👍❤️

[@carriehanifen3434]

So cool, I know a place where I can find a ton of those. Thanks for taking us on your adventures. Love ya keep the videos coming.😃👍❤️

[@kaylecotton5301]

Love the video. Alot of them look like angel wings

[@blairpurves8762]

Great video the oysters were really cool and I like water falls

[@almarc3747]

Derek should have a podcast his voice is amazing..

[@normawinton6832]

Wow! Angel wings!

[@leannkennedy6568]

Love, love, love them!

[@CindysGems]

Yes, look for more. I want some. That waterfall was so pretty.

[@richardtravis546]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@unclebillsoutdoorandwildli8489]

This is STUB. This is my other channel. Waterfall was cool. Oysters were amazing. Got a new subscriber. Was fun to watch. Awesome video

[@silverlady1118]

Absolutely amazing, I never knew such a thing existed Enjoyable and interesting video 👍

[@WILDKYLE]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@cherylradabaugh2720]

Simply awesome

[@TheoKellison]

Duuuude those things are flippin sweet!😱 man the color and those little druzy voids!? What!?😂 had no idea there were agatized oysters in florida, those are too cool. Man what a gorgeous river you guys were going up! Miss florida so much😂 its -9 in billings right now so i wont be hunting for quite some time now😑 epic video brother! Keep em coming!😁

[@briankesterson4365]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[@joysmetaphysicalnaturechannel]

Love the waterfall. and oh my gosh those oysters were amazing when cut sooooooooo pretty. Please show when polished.

[@swoolf61able]

Miss you. Went hunting with you guys a couple of years ago. The other Sonia from Orlando. 🥰

[@SomedayRiver]

extremely cool

[@loripretti843]

Kyle That waterfall was absolutely beautiful!!! But those Agatized Oysters were Absolutely Amazing, Gorgeous, Beautiful!!! Thank you so much for sharing this vlog with us!!! God Bless!!!

[@oldgamerchick]

Awesome so amazing

[@pamelasplace7429]

Awesome adventure and awesome finds! Thank you for sharing. I want to see them under UV light.

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

Those are seriously cool! I would love to see some of the flame/angel wings ones polished and mounted as a matching pair. Absolutely amazing!

[@WILDKYLE]

They do look a lot like flames or angel wings! Wild!

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

@@WILDKYLE it is amazing the art Mother Nature makes!

[@carpo719]

Those wings would make amazing bookends

[@martinemjt]

Very impressive, beautiful!

[@tinaharbit1806]

Very cool

[@patiencep2667]

Where are the pearls in the oysters? Love this one

[@georginahiggins2255]

They are stunning 😍

[@geraldwilson8004]

Great Video!!!

[@watermelon1013]

Lol. I can feel the stones in my bones too when I get close too them

[@maryoneill5070]

Oh Lord everything’s absolutely beautiful. Will you be doing a giveaway? Amazing! ✌🏻❤️🙂🙏

[@JaneEllenMusic]

Absolutely amazing! I wonder if you could mount a pair of those to make bookends? Tons of possibilities with those gorgeous agatized oysters. Thanks for another terrific video!

[@WILDKYLE]

Oh yeah these would like great as bookends! Thank you for watching Jane :)

[@carpo719]

That's EXACTLY what i said 😄

[@carpo719]

@@WILDKYLE do it kyle! Cut into slices and mount them on mahogany wood blocks. Epic Ill buy one. (Just one though....lol)

[@cassyfofana7805]

Kyle so many Beautiful one .... 🎄⛄😇

[@elainematthews2108]

Amazing!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Usually you’re the wild one of the group. Those are so amazing when cut. Wow. I want some. Is it possible to find pearls in fossilized oysters?

[@WILDKYLE]

With these guys it's a competition for wildness for sure 😂 I'm not sure if it is possible to find pearls in fossils oysters. Would be cool!

[@lorihanlon2525]

I was wondering about the pearls as well.

[@valiantwarrior4517]

I did some research. It is possible to find fossilized pearls. During fossilization, the mineral aragonite that most pearls are made of is replaced with calcite, so they aren’t as obvious as the shiny modern pearls we know. A cross section will still show the growth layers. It says Florida is a good place to find them, either loose or still in the fossil mollusk that formed them. But the rarity of natural pearls combined with time and fossilization makes them even more rare to discover. It’s quite an interesting subject. Pearl cysts, glass pearls from meteorite impacts, pseudo pearls formed in caves, octopi pearls… Too much to go on about in KZbin comments. I recommend that anyone who is interested look up more info. 🙂

[@patrickdombrosky6951]

Kyle, if you come out west you guys will need to hit up the Blue Forest petrified wood beds, any if the fossil fish quarries, and a few mineral areas in Wyoming and Utah. If you want agate bone you will need to do private property digs, as anything else is illegal to collect vertibrate fossils outside of education digs. If you make it to central Utah where I live, hit me up. Few areas where I grew up where we could look for fossil shell conglomerates, red horn coral, and crinoid star bits. Btw, those oysters you guys found are as cool as the crystal oysters with the orange stuff

[@WILDKYLE]

I would LOVE to do all of that!

[@patrickdombrosky6951]

@@WILDKYLE I can email you what is here anytime, if you want. Be prepared for mountain hiking and thinner atmosphere; the good fossils and minerals are typically not easy to get to compared to your neck of the woods. But it is worth it. The desert and forest mountains are definitely something to enjoy once in your life.

[@deniseview4253]

I can’t believe how beautiful they are. If it was cut the other way, what pattern would you get?

[@davidsanders5788]

Some of the graffiti artist are true artist. I enjoy sitting at the train crossings and watching the art on the trains. What kind of items should I be able to find in the streams and creeks in SE Tennessee. I’m retiring this next year and wondering about checking out our streams.

[@janethuffman5280]

Those are gorgeous!!! Do you sell any of them? I would love to have a pair.

[@WILDKYLE]

I think I will sell some once I get them polished!

[@HTEBARAM]

Kyle, have you ever found a pearl in the agatized oysters?

[@WILDKYLE]

I have not! This was my first time cutting them open.

[@tott3457]

Kyle, that was so hilarious!!! Hey I’d love to see Theo Kellison do his magic on one of those oysters you found!!! Those were so beautiful when you sliced them open ❣️❣️❣️

[@kingdarkem]

Huh....which river? Curious as I would love to add agetized oyster to my fossil collection.

[@johnmullen9478]

The water seemed to be discolored. Is there a reason for that?

[@catyspear7813]

What kind of saw are you guys using?

[@DeepSouthern_Outdoors]

Looks like the alapaha and alapahoochee 👍

[@watermelon1013]

Awe man. We just moved from Florida. But I'd rather be here in AR then FL

[@markholland5767]

You guys from the pan handle ?

[@maxmillion4442]

Do you ever sell anything you dig up? I’d love to buy an oyster

[@toddewing7688]

'Oh I like that.' -Blake Anderson

[@barbymccain2436]

So what if there are pearls in them?

[@bdennis327]

What do they look like under UV?

[@Shotgun-rider]

What would be cool if you did that for a living an was building a home put them as a wall in your new home that would be beautiful

[@gonorrheadischarges3021]

Bellamy or Hillman?

[@jacobhosler1982]

Omargosh did a ghost hunt in that first place.

[@clwbchbabycakes]

Looks like 🐊🌊to me.

[@janvafa9959]

Ginormous!!!

[@gailsimmons456]

Why didn't you try cutting from another angle?

[@WILDKYLE]

We did! But it didn't look great so I didn't show it.

[@gonorrheadischarges3021]

The dangerous is the quiet one...

[@ineedanewname9595944]

Where are you guys at??

[@ineedanewname9595944]

It looks like Spook Bridge, but I dont think so. Where abouts are yall?

[@WILDKYLE]

Yep that was Spook Bridge!

[@ineedanewname9595944]

GET OUT!!!! I was just out that way at Thanksgiving! My sister lives near it! I was near Moody AFB for Christmas!💜💜😁

[@ineedanewname9595944]

@@WILDKYLE GET OUT!!!!! I was telling my mom about going out there! I took my oldest nephew, when he was in high school maybe, he's now 30. As kids, we would go out there to see if something scary would happen, then we shot off fireworks and drank and smoked! Haha! So cool to see it. Definitely have to get by there soon!💜

[@nickalouscromer9082]

They're Oystagates

[@WILDKYLE]

YES hahahaha

[@bethburton1314]

They are pretty but you can't see the color by your lights

[@maryburkitt1733]

Dynogat....sounds like a laxative!

[@lisamatthews2986]

SIESTA KEY HERE, I recently subscribed and I just finished watching the stream from 3 weeks ago.....YUP...DEFINITELY ADORABLE....are you single?..lol

[@joebutler]

No!! I don;t want to see, I want to go with you but oh well seeing is fun too.

[@lynnscott8286]

The waterfall was beautiful. I just can’t believe the most beautiful stuff you find

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

The river was already awesome, and then it has a waterfall. Totally cool. Those oysters came out incredible. Would have never guessed that. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@WILDKYLE]

Oh yeah such an awesome river! Along with cool fossils :)

[@stinkygraykitty6808]

You always find the coolest treasures!!

[@jessicamermaid2438]

That is some beautiful agate. The last one you cut, that was Derek's favorite, reminded me of lionfish fin. The waterfall was beautiful too! What river were you guys on?

[@darlameyer5936]

Those were amazing! They reminded me of angel wings. Nice to see the guts again too. Thanks Kyle. Love from Tennessee!

[@jessicamermaid2438]

Kyle thank you for liking my comment but, I'm still wondering what river you guys were on.

[@cuarzorojomichoacan7050]

Hi I have nice rock Black and White ágata

[@donnabeaudin9114]

Wow guys! Those are amazing, I never knew they even existed! Loved the cool smoky patterns and the ones with blue areas.. the one at 18:42 looked like a butterfly wing! So much fun, Thanks! (Derrick the rockmaster is hysterical!)😂👍

[@beckyjo8745]

That place is so pretty! Some looks kind of enchanted! I agree we'll done graffiti is really cool! Those oysters are awesome!!! I would give my eye teeth to have one of those!!!

[@gracewashburn8276]

Oh my goodness those are gorgeous Kyle you got to send me one please sweetie I want to see what it looks like close up temperature here today 34 and we had snow last night and I’m in Massachusetts

[@rockreader4298]

First time seeing fossilized oysters. Who knew a fossilized oyster could hold so much beauty inside? : ) Thanks for posting this, Kyle. Whenever you get together with Derek, I'm laughing through the whole vid, just by looking at his silly expressions. Men to Boys. : )

[@LoneWolf-479]

Such a cool video, thanks for taking us along! Never even knew these existed, you guys hit the jackpot!

[@kentbrockman8837]

Ive heard you can find Opalized fossils in Australia.

[@WILDKYLE]

I need to go there!

[@twrecks9119]

Agatized dinosaur bones are a thing. Not uncommon in some places.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Dude these are cool I got a couple from another channel 👍🏼 I also appreciate some fine graffiti. I have a couple good spots that also have cool graffiti. You guys found some really amazing specimens!

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

Those oysters are amazing! Are the stripes what used to be their muscular bodies? You guys really hit the jackpot! Thank you for this great video, loved the waterfall! I'm snowed in here (southern Oregon) and was hoping for something fun to watch. It's never a disappointment when wild Kyle and his buddies show up! 😃

[@LillianArch]

From Oregon. Glad I'm in Florida for a few years. Family in the valley and Eastern Oregon. Thinking of everyone out there. Many experiences with weeks of snow closing The Gorge. Take care! Kyle is terrific isn't he? Happy New Year!!

[@WILDKYLE]

I'm really not sure what the stripes mean! They definitely look so awesome though!

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

@@LillianArch Hello! Yes, tons of snow here. Last winter was dry so this is a good thing. I live about a mile and a half from the eastern flank of this summer's Bootleg fire. Had to evacuate. Happy New Year, enjoy that warm weather!

[@skoitch]

Probably where ground waters flowed through the cavity and left mineral deposits.

[@skoitch]

Also in Oregon BTW!

[@krawdadandrusty]

Those are so interesting and unique! Thanks for showing them cut so we could see that inner beauty! Some of those did look like wings, like they are begging to be mounted on some kind of bird of prey carving or sculpture display that you do for the next makers challenge! 😉

[@WILDKYLE]

Oh yeah excellent idea for the next makers challenge!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Definite potential to make some really cool art pieces. I was envisioning all sorts of things.

[@mirkatu3249]

I, too, thought a few looked like wings! It would be an awesome art project for sure.

[@seastheday2020]

Very Cool! I've never seen fossilized oysters before!

[@WILDKYLE]

They look pretty awesome don't they!

[@seastheday2020]

@@WILDKYLE yes! Definitely!

[@Tealtra]

You should totally send a few to Theo Kellsion for lapidary or carving work. Tell him to think out side the box. Like the angels wings you noticed.

[@WILDKYLE]

I sent him a picture of these and he LOVED them. Would love tos we what he can do with them.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video, thank you for sharing it!!

[@TheFossilFiend]

Those look fabulous, congrats on the cool finds, and thanks for the fun vid!

[@WILDKYLE]

Thanks so much my friend!

[@coraleeolazabal3837]

Those things are beyond awesome. Your friend Derick reminds me of the actor from the movie Hangover. How can you pick a favorite, they are all incredible. I love the angel wings! Any thing you find is fun to watch. Bottles, Mammoth teeth, anything agatized. Keep up the good work.

[@mariahcountry]

Very cool! Will you be selling any? I'd love to work with some of that material.

[@richconroy5559]

You guys selling any of these? I would love to purchase a set of them.

[@michaelboyle9889]

Good Job rockmaster they look awesome 👍👍

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Awesome finds, I wish I had something like this close to me.

[@paulau7590]

Love the Angel Wings!!🥰

[@sleighridefishing9027]

I bet Bri could make some incredible angel/ wing sculptures with some of those!!!!

[@WILDKYLE]

Oh yes! Gonna have to have her try that!

[@sleighridefishing9027]

@@WILDKYLE those oysters are too perfect not to!!!!!

[@MrStvwinks]

Kyle, great video as usual, great camera work and those oysters are great! Also, uncommon, I would say. You should cut some slabs around a cm thick so sun can shine through them and sell them as specimens when polished. I liked the wing ideas! Also, the small pieces and "off cuts" you would have left over would make amazing art pieces as ingredients in more mosaics. I can think of so many creative ideas and even if you only sell the oysters whole I think they would make you a nice hunk of change just for their fossil value. You guys ought to go back and load up on them... I've never seen those in any gem and mineral show I have been to. Shoot, embed some flat unpolished pieces in resin for coasters or paperweights or just for display....let your imagination go wild.