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Fossil Hunting
• Where: Utah/Wyoming
• When: July 2013
• How long: 3 weeks
• Traveled: 7,000 miles
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Trace Fossil! See the footprint?
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Trace Fossil! See the footprint?
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How Many Dinos?
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2 Dinosaur Tracks Here
• Sauropod
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Chased by a…..
• Allosaurus
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How do we know this?
• Fossils and
• Feet!
• Look at the specific footprints…..
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See the three?
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Where is this dino going?
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Dog is SITTING in single footprint of the sauropod….
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Which dino was bigger?
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See it?
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What else I found here….
• Dinosaur bone fragments…..
• Gastroliths
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Mystery Fossil??
• What do you think this is?
• What you need to consider:– Where found– What layer found in– What types of dinosaurs
were in this area.
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Best Guess??
• Hadrosaurus • Allosaurus
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Impromptu fossil dig! Wyoming
• How do you know where to look?
• What will you find?
• Will you get in trouble with the law?
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Drive in….
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Looking for color changes in rock
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Where could the fossils be?
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Right here?
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Time to do a little digging.
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LOOK! A FOSSIL!
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Winter 2015• Where: Florida West Coast
• When: Dec 2015
• How long: 2 days
• Traveled: 3,000 miles
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What looking for?
• Megalodon Fossils! –Ancient shark
–Largest shark to live EVER
–Mostly teeth preserved…..why?
–See the human??
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How BIG did Megalodons get?
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How much?
• IF you find one this size…..worth at least $2,500!
• BUT…….
• Most Teeth you’ll find
are only worth a buck
if anything!
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What did I find??
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How do you know what sharks these are from?
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NOT all shark teeth, but all fossils!
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Time for you to make your own!
• Fossils take AT LEAST 10,000 years to preserve
• The VAST majority of plants/animals are NEVER fossilized (<10% are fossilized)
• Different TYPES of fossils.