Paleo Bambi

I feel like I have awoken from hibernation. It seems like forever since I’ve hunted fossils because there just hasn’t been anywhere to go. With little rain, no dig sites, and the rivers still too cold to dive I’ve been in a state of paleo depression. But the day before yesterday, the sky opened up and dropped several inches of rain in a few hours. Yesterday I awoke at the crack of dawn to take advantage of a rare opportunity to get out and find some fossils!

I arrived at my favorite creek with high hopes that quickly got even higher when I realized I was the first person there. I picked up a bunch of little teeth right away, and it was about 20 minutes before I found my first tooth over 2 inches. After that it seems like a blur because I was pickup up teeth all over the place especially in this one area of the creek. A pile of garbage had collected all in one area, changing the current to blast the bank right at the layer. The result was a new rock pile that was covered with fossils, mostly shark teeth. In that spot I also found a really great fossil deer antler. I’m not sure if it is a tine off a big rack or a complete antler from a young deer. Regardless, it is the best fossil deer antler I’ve ever found.

How do you like the video? I finally figured out how to upload in full HD!