Pleistocene Fossils discovered deep in a cave

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @paulplatt5074
    @paulplatt5074 2 года назад +19

    Found this by mistake, What a great cave. The canyon passages made this for me. SWEET! Yep! I'm a caver. Looked like NSS cavers to me. Experienced, trained, properly equipped. Great Job Folks! I hope to see more of this. I joined this channel after watching this post.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +5

      Thank you. Yes we are NSS Life Members and NSS Fellows!

  • @noelcollins1072
    @noelcollins1072 2 года назад +7

    Nice combination of skill, courage, and sense of adventure with teamwork making it safer for all of you. I enjoyed watching that, thanks.

  • @paulplatt5074
    @paulplatt5074 2 года назад +5

    Hey. Back again for another comment. Sorry if this is too much. I want to Thank you for your response to my comments. I am happy to see you have gone to this platform. I myself, don't follow social media. Tic Tok, Instagram, and all those others seem to 'WOKE" and fake. I am happy to see you post on You Tube. I am a caver from North AL. I have caved mostly in TN. I hope your channel will grow and prosper. I have been caving for many years. Snail Shell, Pleasant Ridge, Blue Springs, Mill Hollow, are my favorites. Camps Gulf is another. TOO many to pick. HA! I hope
    this channel will grow. I am pleased to have found it. God Bless.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +2

      Thank you. I have been meaning to get my RUclips going for a while now so am working hard to get some more content out there! Thank you for subscribing! I also have a blog, www.tagcaver.com but I do not post as much there.

  • @jerryfrohn9894
    @jerryfrohn9894 2 года назад +5

    These are some of the most professional cavers I have seen ,I admire them greatly.love the video.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      Thank you. I have been caving for 19 years and my husband has been caving for 17. We are both life members of the National Speleological Society and also recognized as Fellows of the society.

  • @markf4517
    @markf4517 9 месяцев назад

    Another Awesome video! Been loving your channel.

  • @chrissnyder3430
    @chrissnyder3430 2 года назад +7

    I get panicked just watching y'all crawl in those tight spaces. Helluva damn good video! Thank you!

  • @tennesseedigger8654
    @tennesseedigger8654 2 года назад +2

    Y'all are braver than I am, and I've been in combat. LMAO
    I had to subscribe to see more of your adventures.

  • @bugoutadventures
    @bugoutadventures 2 года назад +1

    Great video! Thanks for sharing! Cool finding the Fossils

  • @angcali2032
    @angcali2032 2 года назад +1

    Awesome cave. Cool find.

  • @butchbinion1560
    @butchbinion1560 2 года назад +2

    Thanks again that was fun. ✌🏻👊

  • @debbilermond1553
    @debbilermond1553 2 года назад +1

    Did you say Rugosa coral as in extinct horn coral? Pretty cool to see that so high up on the cave wall. You guys certainly had an awesome adventure in this cave. Great knots and equipment that you used for this caving adventure! The cave walls look so smooth compared to the A'a lava tubes in the Dark Divide in between Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. Our lava really rips your clothing and boots/shoes! It's just plain brutal on your gear. I guess you have to worry more about things rusting?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +2

      Yes, our rock is limestone, which is sedimentary. So we get lots of fossils and smooth walls, sometimes with lots of scalloping too.We have been caving for almost 20 years so have a lot of experience. We don't have to worry much about rusting as we use stainless steel equipment.

  • @faerieSAALE
    @faerieSAALE 2 года назад +3

    Never in a Hundred Million Years would I ever explore caves like that. Glad you can and not be freaked out by it!

    • @montyrayza7220
      @montyrayza7220 2 года назад

      I know right, same here, not a chance.

  • @Alexander-Kurtz
    @Alexander-Kurtz Год назад

    Long time spelunker here, can I make a couple of suggestions?.
    1) At 5:55 use a Rope Protection Cover.
    2) At 7:24 the rigging setup looks extremely sketchy. Bolts would be more appropriate and safe.
    Safety first, safety always.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      Long time caver here as well, I've been caving for 20 years and my husband for 19. We are both very experienced and safe cavers. We are not "spelunkers" and this is not something "new" to us.
      1) There is no rope pad needed here, that is soft, smooth rock, no rough edges that can harm the rope. We use PMI Pit Rope and it's made for stuff like this.
      2) Thank you for your concern but this is acutally pretty darn safe, the drop is very short, which you cannot see all of in the video. There is no need to set bolts all over a cave when there is what is called "Natural Rigging" Natural rigging is always perfered over unnecessiarly putting bolts all in a cave.
      3) SAFETY IS ALWAYS FIRST

    • @Alexander-Kurtz
      @Alexander-Kurtz Год назад

      @@tag_caver Thank you. I used "spelunking" because I am not from the US. Oversea's, we usually refer caving as spelunking or speleology. I get your points, I wasn't on location, quite difficult to assess the conditions from a video standpoint. I was merely concerned with safety protocols. As for the bolts, as a mountain climber, as you can can imagine, I am very fond of bolts.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      @@Alexander-Kurtz all good. Yes, things are done quite differently here in the US than overseas. We use SRT, single rope technique and use natural rigging whenever possible. We also like to rig in waterfalls for fun here (LOL)!

    • @Alexander-Kurtz
      @Alexander-Kurtz Год назад

      @@tag_caver Cool. I never intended on lecturing you, I am glad you took my advice as it was meant to be. Your videos are good, keep it coming. Be safe ;)

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      @@Alexander-Kurtz Thank you

  • @moneypenny7613
    @moneypenny7613 2 года назад +2

    I love your videos, gives me a chance to explore like I use to do. I know I could never crawl through those tight spaces. I'm to clostrophobic ..

  • @ogoriginalghost7340
    @ogoriginalghost7340 2 года назад +2

    Wow … where is this ? How did you find it? Can u post a map of the inside and how long and deep it is? What a great find , TrueType unbelievable cave.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +2

      Jackson County, Alabama. We've been caving for almost 20 years and have access to cave location data. The cave is 192 feet deep and is about 2,500 feet long.

  • @bgierat
    @bgierat 9 месяцев назад

    It’s incredible how walkable that cave is?!

  • @whimsygrove9971
    @whimsygrove9971 Год назад

    Wow those formations were INCREDIBLE! I loved the "brain," of the cave. 😄 I couldn't tell if there was water dripping into the center of the brain or if there was water bubbling up inside of it. Either way, super cool!

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      Thank you. It has water that is dripping down onto it from the ceiling above. That is what is causing it to form as the drops are moving around making it look like a brain!

  • @manuelochoa1810
    @manuelochoa1810 2 года назад

    Nice video guys i enjoy every minut e. You where down on cave

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      Thank you! Please subscribe if you haven't already to keep up with some more of our caving adventures!

  • @rogerscottcathey
    @rogerscottcathey 10 месяцев назад

    21:40 how'd that tree trunk get in there?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  10 месяцев назад +1

      This cave floods and takes in a lot of water so surface debris is washed in.

  • @nealbrogan2010
    @nealbrogan2010 2 года назад +1

    Awesome video

  • @PaintedTurtle001
    @PaintedTurtle001 2 года назад

    This was nice. Where's this cave? This was so cool i watched it a 2nd time! 👍

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      Thank you, it's in Alabama

  • @FaithLikeAMustardSeed
    @FaithLikeAMustardSeed 2 года назад +2

    With as much stuff as there was washed into the cave, why do you assume the bones are so old?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +2

      They have been identified by a paleontologist to confirm.

  • @brianrichmond3777
    @brianrichmond3777 Год назад

    I've watched mountain climbing videos, Mount Everest and others, which are not as interesting as caving videos. Bravo for your exploration skills!

  • @markthomas3730
    @markthomas3730 2 года назад

    where is this ?/ looks like Kentucky or Alabama to me...

  • @markbegley1564
    @markbegley1564 2 года назад +1

    didn't you see that movie, "THE CAVE"? yr all MAD!!!

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +1

      LOL. Real life caving is nothing like the movies.

  • @huntersatterfield1820
    @huntersatterfield1820 2 года назад +1

    Cool video. Is this cave located in the U.S?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +1

      Yes, Alabama

    • @huntersatterfield1820
      @huntersatterfield1820 2 года назад

      @@tag_caver Wow, thats so cool. I’ve been to a few caves but nothing where i actually put gear on. I

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      @@huntersatterfield1820 We have over 11,500 caves here in Tennessee alone! Another 4,000 plus nearby in Alabama!

  • @Katy-Did
    @Katy-Did 2 года назад

    Great footage!!!..I want to have my kids watch your channel...any chance you can "blip" out the swearing /foul language? You are doing important work and I want to show your channel to kids so they can appreciate caves and what you guys are doing. Thanks for taking us along! Be safe!

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      Thank you, yes, I can be more attentive to my language. Thank you for the feedback and I love to see kids get excited about caving so will definately keep that in mind when filming too.

    • @Katy-Did
      @Katy-Did 2 года назад

      @@tag_caver Thank you so much for being willing to bleep out the cuss words so the little ones can learn and watch you both explore these amazing caves! Believe me, I know how hard it is not to cuss--especially when you have an unexpected or painful moment! I too am working on that! Ha! But it is really easy to just mute the sound on those parts as your editing. Technology is amazing now.
      I love how you explain the formations, creatures, water lines, bones, etc... and take the time to stop and film them. I really appreciate the time you spend educating us about each cool thing your discover during your cave explorations: This fact alone, makes your channel very unique and very cool to watch. I am too handicap to do caving now, but I get to cave right along side you--thanks to your channel! BTW: your photos are so artistic! You can sell those! Amazing! Stay safe!

    • @Shawn-yp9ic
      @Shawn-yp9ic Год назад

      @@tag_caver thats too bad that you will change for the first person who comes along complaining. I like realist speech and "sentence enhancements" sprinkled in. People who attempt to dishonestly display a world to their children that doesn't exist don't get it and don't get their children. I didn't hear anyone "swearing" and so what if they did? Nothing I encountered fits the complainer's dishonest categorization of "foul" language. The only thing foul is someone thinking they can decide for others what is bad and what to censor, bleep, or change for everyone else. I have a much better idea for your self appointed word police. Download it and use an editing software and go thru it word by word listening closely for any words that your weirdness tells you are too horrible for you and YOU bleep them out to your hearts content! Why should anybody change or bleep for you? Your the one with the word fixation, most of us rational people know that words are just groups of letters to reference with and they cannot be "bad" or "good" they are only words and nothing else. That's what you should be telling your children instead of attempting to censor everything they hear. If you think censorship is "good" then censor it yourself but YOUR copy, not everybody else's.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад +1

      @@Shawn-yp9ic Thank you. I didn't really change much, I try to keep my videos as real as possible. You'll see there is still plenty of foul language and the occassional F bomb as well in my recent videos :)

  • @Foxtrap731
    @Foxtrap731 2 года назад +1

    Great cave!

  • @davidrussell8795
    @davidrussell8795 9 месяцев назад

    Why has the youtube screen shrunk?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  9 месяцев назад

      What do you mean? I am not following. I'm seeing the video regular size.

  • @russell7489
    @russell7489 2 года назад

    Really shows caving and in a safe cave

  • @josephkerley363
    @josephkerley363 9 месяцев назад

    Watching you and others, I am constantly amazed at the sheer beauty and size of the underworld. God's creation is awesome!

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  9 месяцев назад

      It is quite amazing. Even after caving for as long as I have, 20 years, I am still seeing things that amaze me underground.

  • @robertlaird6746
    @robertlaird6746 2 года назад

    Did you leave some of your ropes down there or did you end up retrieving them?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      No, we did not leave the ropes. Cavers bring their own and rig each time.

  • @dreamseer7
    @dreamseer7 2 года назад

    At 22;27 sounds like someone sick down there? Anyway, this was a beautiful cave. Thanks for sharing. Do you ever keep any fossils or rocks you find? Where is this cave? 😁

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      No, no one was sick. It was the person on rope making a grunting sound, but I can see why it sounds like that (barfing, lol)

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      And no, we do not keep or take things from caves.

  • @gibbs677bg
    @gibbs677bg 2 года назад +3

    No-one mentioned the Elephant In the room at 17:22 :))))

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +2

      Oh we did... I just edited that part out, LOL!

    • @powerstroke01
      @powerstroke01 2 года назад

      Oh yeah 🤣🤣

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      @@powerstroke01 🤣

    • @chrissnyder3430
      @chrissnyder3430 2 года назад +3

      And they try and tell us giants didn't exist!! Ha!

  • @xgaming4147
    @xgaming4147 2 года назад +1

    Man the under water way carved by water looks hyptonic.

  • @pannellclara
    @pannellclara Год назад

    at first i thought that was a scorpion but it’s a mud bug right?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      we call them cave crayfish, also known as crawldads, the albino ones only live in caves.

  • @netaen
    @netaen 4 месяца назад

    How old are the beams seen in the movie?
    At 11 minutes into the video

  • @chrism3872
    @chrism3872 Год назад

    Some nice poison ivy around the entrance shaft?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      There may have been some. Poison Ivy is found everywhere here.

  • @muhamadhaikalsyah5024
    @muhamadhaikalsyah5024 2 года назад

    Awesome this cave so beautyful

  • @montycobra7340
    @montycobra7340 7 месяцев назад

    Was that a human tibia bone you found?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  7 месяцев назад

      Not certain but it kinda looked like one

    • @montycobra7340
      @montycobra7340 7 месяцев назад

      @@tag_caver certainly did! Seems archeologically relevant! Are you aware of any studies of the cave?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  7 месяцев назад

      @@montycobra7340 no, archaeologist don't typically do into caves around here.

    • @montycobra7340
      @montycobra7340 7 месяцев назад

      @@tag_caver Well it seems like they should haha! Where is “around here”

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  7 месяцев назад

      ​@@montycobra7340This Cave is in Alabama

  • @pannellclara
    @pannellclara Год назад

    How deep is the earths crust?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      The Earth's crust is about 25 miles deep. No caves go that deep. Here in the TAG region the deepest cave is around 1,000 feet deep.

  • @stewartbrands
    @stewartbrands 9 месяцев назад

    So you got wet and muddy to see some channels water dissolved along time ago.

  • @robertevans9354
    @robertevans9354 Год назад

    I was walking along one day and I saw a hole , and to my surprise I crawled into it . And boy was I shocked to see it opened up into a space large enough to park a train and 30 to 40 railcars along with it , with a river large and wide enough to float the entire thing on barges if there were any .so I started walking and walking for miles it seemed until I remembered batteries and which way to go to get out of there . Both of which I couldnt answer with any assurance that I was correct so I bent over and kissed the ground in front of me and prayed for directions . The Lord said this way not that way and ""Violia"" sunlight in the distance . I cried we laughed .

  • @freekingawwsome
    @freekingawwsome 2 года назад

    Kewl video

  • @trudyclay3478
    @trudyclay3478 2 года назад +1

    I hope that on your way out you pick up that trash the jug and take it with you help clean up after other people

  • @xanthiafantom
    @xanthiafantom Год назад

    That place looks like a freak rainstorm away from being a caving adventure gone wrong video on youtube.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      Our caves here are solutional, which means they are formed by water. We always check the weather before entering any caves. But yes, caves can be very dangerous if you are careless.

  • @recentparty8369
    @recentparty8369 2 года назад +2

    Twins had also made it so ...

  • @SIyMarbo
    @SIyMarbo 9 месяцев назад

    17:20
    o.O girl.. you got a dirty mind

  • @listenup872
    @listenup872 2 года назад

    Absolutely amazes me how you cavers cant figure out exactly what you are crawling through. You are literally inside of an antediluvian tree of magnificent proportions.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +1

      It's Limestone, this area was an ancient seabed.

  • @lavapix
    @lavapix 2 года назад

    Keep your videos simple and raw; I suspect your channel will grow quickly. I'm glad you don't film it vlogger-style. Interesting content.

  • @burntofferings3770
    @burntofferings3770 2 года назад

    Plasticine ( Kids molding clay dough ) is different than Pleistocene the era. The cover gif says plasticine too.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +1

      yes, I know. The autocorrect spelled it wrong on the video but it is correct in the description.

  • @joaom2057
    @joaom2057 2 года назад

    plasticine or pleistocene?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      pleistocene, the title and description are correct, it was a typo (spellcheck error) on the title screen.. OOPS!

  • @Newbroken
    @Newbroken Год назад

    This is very dangerous activity

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      Actually, it is not and is very safe based off statistics. I've been caving 20 years and rarely do you hear of an accident. Now go out and drive a car and that is a very dangerous activity!

    • @Newbroken
      @Newbroken Год назад

      @@tag_caver Nothing is dangerous if you are experienced and always know what you do. Not everyone can do caving!

    • @Newbroken
      @Newbroken Год назад

      @@tag_caver You must be very professional

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      @@Newbroken actually, caving can be very safe and young children 4 years old even go caving. All caves are different and have different skill levels so there are caves for anyone and yes they can be safe too!

  • @JR-kk6ce
    @JR-kk6ce 2 года назад

    That young lady had her foot ascended on when she walked to the site.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      It wasn't her ascender, It's what we call a chicken loop. You can attach your pack to it to drag your pack through the cave when you are crawling. It's just a piece of webbing.

    • @JR-kk6ce
      @JR-kk6ce 2 года назад +1

      @@tag_caver thanks for the reply.

  • @brianrichmond3777
    @brianrichmond3777 Год назад

    The Plasticine Age was during childhood.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  Год назад

      The Pleistocene (known as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from c. 2.58 million to 11,700 years ago. Not during my childhood, LOL...

  • @xgaming4147
    @xgaming4147 2 года назад

    I ll subscribe to you bro .
    Good.

  • @Blueskies_23
    @Blueskies_23 2 года назад

    no monsters? dang.

  • @evieuretsky9997
    @evieuretsky9997 2 года назад +1

    bet there is more than just that one bone, that is being chewed up by rats. Wonder if you notified someone to come check it up, who knows maybe its an animal that hasnt been found.

  • @MrVeryfrost
    @MrVeryfrost 10 месяцев назад

    Why the cave wasn't explored by paleontologists?

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  10 месяцев назад

      Because paleontologists don't explore caves here.

  • @michaelhaiden6718
    @michaelhaiden6718 2 года назад

    Great exploring wish you would have taken the bones to a paleontologist the dead mouse will feed dozens lol

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад +1

      Pictures is all they request. We have a few that look at the photos and identify what they are.

    • @Brian-jz1pi
      @Brian-jz1pi Год назад

      Cavers motto.Take nothing but pictures.Leave nothing but footprints.

  • @ernesthercher5193
    @ernesthercher5193 9 месяцев назад

    Personally I rather have a root canal than do this. I really don’t like tight spaces.

  • @bitsofeverything8385
    @bitsofeverything8385 2 года назад

    I thought some prehistoric creature is attacking you, but you okay.

  • @theariesexperiment4642
    @theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

    Reminds me of Fraggle Rock.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  2 года назад

      I loved Fraggle Rock!!!

    • @theariesexperiment4642
      @theariesexperiment4642 2 года назад

      @@tag_caver Oh yes. Me too. Certain caves i see always take me back to that time as a child, eating Captain Crunch sitting Indian style in front of a TV with Fraggle Rock on a loop. lol. Love your vids and stay safe out there,.....or should I say,....in there. Lol. God Bless. 👍

  • @jerrypeal653
    @jerrypeal653 2 года назад

    Nope !

  • @TheRichmaldon1
    @TheRichmaldon1 2 года назад

    Looks magalithic

  • @randomwindstorm2747
    @randomwindstorm2747 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks but no thanks.

    • @tag_caver
      @tag_caver  6 месяцев назад

      It's ok. Caving isn't for everyone. 😁

  • @hunterw3866
    @hunterw3866 Год назад

    Crazy how some animal died in there or got washed in and has been alone for thousands upon thousands of years.

  • @freekingawwsome
    @freekingawwsome 2 года назад

    ɹǝʌɐƆ‾⅁Ɐ⊥@ @TAG_Caver