Unbelievable Treasure Hidden in these Rocks! Fossil Hunting in Alpena, Michigan for Ancient Sea Life

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3 жыл бұрын

It's not everyday I get to find fossils that are over 360 Million Years Old! Down where I live in Florida, about the oldest we get is 50 Million. Which is still insanely old, but geologically speaking it's very young! I've never searched for these types of fossils before, and it was absolutely a pleasure to get out for something new! We found tons of Crinoid pieces, Brachiopods, Corals, and all sorts of stuff from the Devonian Period which was a period of time from around 358 - 419 Million Years Ago! I'll have links here in the description providing more information about the fossil remains we found in this video!
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@MichiganRocks 3 жыл бұрын

That was a fun day. It's so much fun see seeing someone else see this stuff for the first time. I love sharing my state with others.

@angef9687 3 жыл бұрын

Rob, absolutely loved your shirt!!!

@MichiganRocks 3 жыл бұрын

@@angef9687 Thanks. My sister got that for me.

@nubybautista9814 3 жыл бұрын

ROB, I see what you were saying about it being an ocean there. You have marine fossils instead of wood!

@nubybautista9814 3 жыл бұрын

Minute 23:30, Wow! Amazing how the earth is changing. Wonder what the map will look later if we make it that far.

@MichiganRocks 3 жыл бұрын

@@nubybautista9814 It's hard to imagine continents moving that far, but it's a very slow process.

@WILDKYLE 3 жыл бұрын

Hey y'all! What a treat to find these incredibly unique and old fossils! Be sure to subscribe to Rob's channel if you haven't! Huge thanks to him for taking us to these great spots. 🤟 kzfaq.info

@wyomingadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Rob an awesome guy!

@angef9687 3 жыл бұрын

Loved seeing/hearing your excitement with each find! Glad you got to get out fossil hunting with Rob and had a great time

@beyondborders9159 3 жыл бұрын

You missed nice 2" crinoid section at 2:36 straight over to the right of the two pieces you picked up.....

@lung_tied23 3 жыл бұрын

Just saw the same thing , my heart sank when he skipped over it !!! Was such a nice sized piece 😍😍😍

@jocelynnguyen2812 3 жыл бұрын

Take a sip of beer every time Wildkyle says “crinoid stem” lol. What a fun day you had, makes me want to visit Michigan

@michaelconners2805 Жыл бұрын

Done .

@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739 3 жыл бұрын

Bro I'm loving your Michigan vids! Thanks for taking us along w ya!! Rock on!

@kathieruiz5157 3 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed to Michigan Rocks! I loved this video! I want his shirt!

@paulkline9122 3 жыл бұрын

At 17:07, because of context with the other reef building organisms, I believe it is a stromatoporoid. The stromatoporoid is an extinct reef building sponge that lived from the Ordovician-Devonian. Stromatoporoid is not the same thing as a stromatolite as some have suggested. Enjoyed the video.

@jaredmitchell1302 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one, looked it up and you are definitely correct.

@chrisbgifford7387 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful finds and so many of them! The big on looked like a fan mushroom that grows and dying trees. It has rings like a tree. Please don't move the camera so fast my eyes are old and I can't focus fast enough. It was very exciting..

@mirkatu3249 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that area has so many cool fossils!

@ineedanewname9595944 3 жыл бұрын

So jealous!!! Have fun and continue to share!! We love it!💜

@donnalantz7981 3 жыл бұрын

You got some monster finds. I've been to Rock Port Quarry, but didn't walk back as far as you did. Awesome finds.

@darlameyer5936 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff! Its hard to wrap my head around how old those fossils are.

@tinastoddard5411 3 жыл бұрын

I found this channel because I follow Rob's channel. It was fun to see the both if you sharing videos.

@tinacluff2793 3 жыл бұрын

I love Indian beads and those shells, I use to collect those as a child. I miss being able to rock hunt.

@carolkemp2571 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun, Kyle! Thanks for sharing another adventure!

@im1withnature 3 жыл бұрын

At 13:05 there tons of brachiopods, and chrinoid stems , very cool! Great work Kyle!!

@tjzambonischwartz 3 жыл бұрын

Now this stuff is more in line with the fossils I grew up hunting in Arizona.

@johnbaenen5386 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the walk along.

@misha3872 3 жыл бұрын

So cool! Devonian fossils are my favorites!

@jameysmith2999 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you had a good time in our beautiful state. I've found what I believe are dinosaur fossils on the shores of lake Michigan

@historyhunter5146 3 жыл бұрын

That’s crazy to think that the land you were standing on actually moved over 3,000 miles !!! WOW 😮

@joyceknitsandsews 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kyle. Rob sent me to your channel. Welcome to Michigan! I’m enjoying your videos.

@TheoKellison 3 жыл бұрын

Dude ive never been so late for a kyle upload!😭 this week was madness! This was so awesome!!! That looked like a serious fossil treasure trove! Love me some brachiopods😁 they can look so dang cool, and the coral! Awesome video dude! And big shout out to rob for taking you to the treasure!😄 forgot to mention the insane gigantic deathplates!!!😱 dude those are amazing!😄

@WILDKYLE 3 жыл бұрын

Better late than never my friend!!! I appreciate you hahahaha. I really love the brachiopods too, I'm obsessed with them hahaha. This was such a blast man!

@stephielulu9096 3 жыл бұрын

You're so smart professor Kyle the palaeontologist, you know your stuff!

@pretzeltime3900 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I’m so jealous that you two are out there finding such epic fossils.

@janetpullen5210 3 жыл бұрын

What extraordinary finds…all the shapes in the rocks..it’s so neat to hear about the history in the rocks so long ago

@sandraabshire4923 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the cladipora rock you threw back at 17:50!

@neffyoga 3 жыл бұрын

Two of my favorite channels in one video?! You both are so genuine and nice, and you’ve taught me so much. Much appreciation ❤️

@WILDKYLE 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We really appreciate that ☺️

@cynthiaswearingen1037 3 жыл бұрын

So many awesome fossils, Kyle! It's good to get a look at some different fossils than those we are used to!💖

@wyomingadventures 3 жыл бұрын

That huge conglomerate rock was amazing!

@killjoy1523 3 жыл бұрын

Wow the mortality plates are way better there then at Penn dixie

@debihalsey2247 2 жыл бұрын

Very fun video. Thank you for sharing.

@anitameza3960 3 жыл бұрын

That was so cool. I am a rock and fossil nut myself.

@manisteerocks7092 3 жыл бұрын

Great show Kyle!!..if your ever back up in Michigan come on over to the west side of the state. I can show you some great places to find agates, unakite, Petoskey..oh..and "stripy"..rocks..

@mksemposki 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! Got a bunch of fossils myself with my daughter at Rockport. Had great fun!!!

@gems2jewels 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video and your enthusiasm for fossils. I've gotta get started looking for some. Very nice video and thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. Awesome!

@dustinfindsrocks 3 жыл бұрын

That blastoid was super cool 💎👀💪

@aprilp.4530 3 жыл бұрын

I love Robs shirt!

@debispilker4392 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos!

@animallover9262 3 жыл бұрын

Yesssss just what I needed!

@jjoyce73 3 жыл бұрын

The long-hinged brachs you found look to be Mucrospirifer mucronatus. Very cool! They're widespread in the Devonian, I've found them in Pennsylvania as well.

@megankimber8772 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I have found them in upstate NY as well.

@stinkygraykitty6808 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@jeffreykeffer4352 3 жыл бұрын

I love crinoids , I find them all the time in the creeks near my place , I make them into jewelry like necklaces and bracelets and stuff .

@markattardo 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome adventure!!

@AngieDoesStuff 3 жыл бұрын

I was screaming at the screen once you got to Burkholder because there was so much stuff everywhere! I know you can't (and shouldn't) take all you can, but I was just freaking out at the sheer amount of specimens littering the entire area. I think the calyx in matrix and blastoid were my favorites.

@Michael-cf9lf 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome finds

@patifagan6774 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video,really enjoyed it

@QuantumSingularityOne 3 жыл бұрын

19:19 top right corner! Looks really interesting!

@thatsouthernpatriot3875 3 жыл бұрын

Cool stuff, I have found many Devonian age fossils here in Mississippi which include crinoids, brachiopods and bryozoans. My best find is a complete rugose coral. Some of my favorites to find are honeycomb corals(favosites)

@katherinedoughty839 3 жыл бұрын

🧘Yes young Grasshopper! 🦗 Knowledge from the Book of Rob.. is just as interesting as the rocks! Shine on Shine off! 😃😁 Awesome place guy's.. certainly a fun day👍

@emilyvogts9490 2 жыл бұрын

love your videos kyle!

@gonesplorin5507 2 жыл бұрын

You're my new favorite channel 💕 I'm loving fossil hunting with you!

@tashacherry1480 Жыл бұрын

I love Robs rock hunting videos. I've been on seeeveral hunts with him.

@mikejohnson515 2 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of stuff I find between my home in Columbus OH all the way down to Louisville KY!

@kevinwhite9138 3 жыл бұрын

I NEED a shirt like Rob's lol. I currently only have a shirt with the caption: "Of Quartz I love Geology!"

@savagesquirrel9828 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Epic day….what could be more fun than finding fossils with M.R. Get him down to Florida😀 great finds

@coreysmith556 3 жыл бұрын

The younger fossils you guys find in Florida blow me away. My area ranges from Pennsylvanian to Ordovician.

@lynnscott8286 3 жыл бұрын

That was awesome

@mikejohnson515 2 жыл бұрын

I found coral attachments on a large brachiopod I found near Louisville (KY) recently!

@lynncooper1781 3 жыл бұрын

Rock and fossil hounding is sugar addictive,it is sweet,had some agatized coral and agates,you got it made.Awesome video.❤👍

@storytimewithunclebill1998 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like a lot of fun with a lot of cool finds. Got a new subscriber. Was fun to watch. Great video

@lilgrlQ1 Жыл бұрын

So glad I found your Channel! I'm in Wisconsin, but only a few hours from Michigan - Think I'll be headed that way before weather changes! Thanks for the Videos!

@bonesstones6584 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome finds dude! Some of the Indian tribes were known to use crinoids as beads. My pops told me he found a few crinoids in the fields around where he grew up in Cochran, Georgia. I found lots of artifacts in those same fields but sadly no crinoids...

@Charlie-lh4xb 3 жыл бұрын

I love Robs channel but seeing these places through your eyes was cool. It spun a new excitement out of it. Each of you bring a wide angle of information together, it's great would love to see more. Get his butt down to Fla✌

@wyomingadventures 3 жыл бұрын

The Fossils are awesome! You found some awesome ones with Rob. The death plates are my favorite! I probably would have to rent a trailer to pull behind my pickup to take home rocks. 😁

@ombresombre3695 3 жыл бұрын

That's really cool ! I've never been able to find devonian fossil yet ! It's funny how the crinoid stem you've found are round, whether the ones I find in the lower/middle Jurassic back home in France are mostly star-shaped ! Between the corals, crinoids, bryozoan and of course the brachiopods, it was great to watch !

@shellmeyours 3 жыл бұрын

Your nice Blastoid is Nucleocrinus elegans. I find them here in NY.

@raymorris3560 Жыл бұрын

Wow, great video. Took me back to my youth looking for crinoid stems and disks. I have found a few of those star shaped disks as well. Fantastic video. Thanks for doing them!!

@haperawehiwehi8661 3 жыл бұрын

I would assume those broad, layered fossils that look like plates are stromatolites. I'm actually surprised you didn't run into any Orthoceras or Goniatite fossils, given the age of those rocks. Fun lil factoid- Rugose/Horn corals are what we call 'solitary" corals; they're not reef builders, but may live in colonies.

@donnal.hanrahan2824 3 жыл бұрын

I love d watching this .the knowledge you have is amazing thank you for making these videos !!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I could watch this all day!

@nenepoo1 2 жыл бұрын

Man this place if full of treasures

@donnac1279 3 жыл бұрын

Kyle..you just showed death plates! I have a huge piece that i picked up in the 1990's and never knew what it was! Im from the coast but was living in KY at the time, 4 wheelin on top of a "knob". Stopped on top and was looking around at rocks and saw this big plate. The reason i picked it up is because it has a small welk on top and i recognized it. Telling my friends...this stuff in this rock comes from the ocean. They just laughed. I brought it home and its been with me ever since. Thanks for sharing, now i know what i have.

@megankimber8772 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous mucrospirifer brachiopod at 13:17!

@SandMarcusJ 3 жыл бұрын

Im impressed man... didn't know how much you knew about rocks. I really liked the 60 million year old frog... never knew they got that old... :p

@lisaaltizer465 3 жыл бұрын

I want to go to there. I find the same types of fossils in my area, but not usually as nice as those, and rarely not in matrix. Congrats!!!

@Dopa-MiningFam 3 жыл бұрын

Love all the knowledge you share in your videos!

@christinewalley6829 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video. You know you need to take gifts back to Derick and @paleocris 🙂

@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@miraclearg2212cpb 3 жыл бұрын

Love finding crinoid stems and brachiopods here in central Oklahoma!

@trachodon 3 жыл бұрын

Yup- got some of those, too, from Lake Murray State Park, south of Ardmore.

@miraclearg2212cpb 3 жыл бұрын

@@trachodon I have found some down dirt roads before! Love lake Murray

@MJAdams-js7np 3 жыл бұрын

I once found a brachiopod filled with quartz up there. Very cool place to rock hunt. Glad you’re enjoying our beautiful state!!!! Subscribed thanks to @michiganrocks btw

@adamholven2870 3 жыл бұрын

Nice blastoid! I've only found a handful in Iowa in Devonian formations.

@JamesReedUK 3 жыл бұрын

These are very similar fossils to the ones we find at the Wren's Nest, Dudley, West Midlands, UK. If you ever come to the UK, we will take you fossil hunting there. Famous for the Dudley Bug, a trilobite which is found there.

@aaroncunningham3000 3 жыл бұрын

Wrens nest is a good site, I’ve only been once and got a few partial trilobites and a lot of sponges.

@carol07643 Жыл бұрын

You had me dizzy! Lots of cool fossils!

@imakecarsounds6166 3 жыл бұрын

I love the videos and how nice you are to your fans keep up the great work👍👍(:(: (:

@leonelcardona2353 3 жыл бұрын

Great video makes me wanna go fossil hunting

@pathfinder_9655 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had known you were up here!!! I found some great crinoid calyx at partridge point as well as blastoids and rockport has an area with some trilobites! Found 3 partials in one day!

@nicolafiorenzani7317 3 жыл бұрын

If you like older fossils, I recommend going to Skiatook lake in Oklahoma, similar age in fossils and same density of fossils as this spot. Nice video!

@YsabetJustYsabet 3 жыл бұрын

If you ever happen to end up in Las Vegas, take a close look at the bare, rocky hills surrounding the city-- not the tall ones, but the low, rolling, rough stone hills. They're ancient coral beds, and I lived in LV for three years; during that time I went hunting the exact same things you're hunting in this video, but in desert hills full of barrel cacti and scorpions. Found them, too-- lots! So there's a new place for you to hunt if you ever get the chance. Thanks for this video-- you had a much prettier place to hunt in, but you brought back a lot of good memories (except for the time I sat on a barrel cactus; that wasn't so good.)

@heidikoester 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy that you got to check out our Lake Michigan fossils! I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin and we have similar fossils. My favorites are brachiopods, crinoids and coral fossils. I sure wish we had Petoskey ones in Milwaukee. In my neck of the woods we were a part of the cerulean sea. BTW, you scored big, awesome haul 💕

@trachodon 3 жыл бұрын

This is on or near the west shore of Lake Huron, rather than Lake Michigan. As I sit here anticipating hip joint replacement surgery a week from today, I really enjoyed seeing these very familiar places. Great finds, and I look forward to getting back in the saddle in a few months!

@heidikoester 3 жыл бұрын

@@trachodon oh ok thank you! Looks like an awesome place! I wish you the best with your hip replacement and hope that you mend quickly so that you can rock hunt soon! 🙂

@trachodon 3 жыл бұрын

@@heidikoester You are so kind- thank you, Heidi!

@heidikoester 3 жыл бұрын

@@trachodon 🙂

@LynnGorman 2 жыл бұрын

My son and I used to find lots of fossils in Irondale Alabama, just on the east side of Birmingham.

@crustycobs2669 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kyle, I have seen a coffee table made out of one of those 'death plates', it was cut and polished flat. Definitely one of the most exotic and beautiful tables ever (but it weighs a lot). Great video!

@cherylradabaugh2720 2 жыл бұрын

Will.have to go through my rocks I've found . definitely found some cool ones .post some pictures for you .

@brunobarks6544 Жыл бұрын

I like what I see. New sub 👍 Ill be watching. Thank you.

@reneesingletary3031 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you are like a kid in a candy store. You didn’t know where to look first😁

@shellmeyours 3 жыл бұрын

The nice, complete brachiopods are Pseudoatrypa devoniana. The ones with the long shells are a species of Mucrospirifer possibly Mucrospirifer mucronatus.

@misha3872 3 жыл бұрын

For the first location the brachiopods look like Atrypa reticularis and some Spiriferids, the second is Mucrospirifer mucronatus as you pointed out as well as some strophomenids, the funky coral looks like Aulopora sp. Most of the quarry brachiopods were rhynchonellids but I think I also saw a chonetid. Could the banded structures you saw be stromatolites?

@jessicamermaid2438 3 жыл бұрын

I had never heard of most of the fossils you were finding today. I guess part of the reason is that you don't find them in Florida. It is pretty cool how old they are.🙂

@AppalachianRocks 2 жыл бұрын

Where i live in kentucky, we have ordovician fossils (500 mya) all over the place, about 2 months ago i pulled up an extremely rare and 95% complete hebertella occidentalis brachiopod as well as a chunk of primitive jawless fish armor

@lisak5133 2 жыл бұрын

I... cannot put into words how jealous I am. Wow. Absolutely amazing. 😠😂

@normawinton6832 3 жыл бұрын

Im back! Lost my account for a minute. Nice fossils in mi. I live in mo. and have found all kinds of fossils. Of coarse i was so young when i went hunting for them. Need too do some hunting while i metal detect. Ya never know! Happy hunting!