Enormous Dinosaur Footprint Excavation! A Palaeontologists Dream
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Here’s a video featuring the collection of a now famous, rare fossil dinosaur footprint! This is one of the largest and best-preserved footprints from this type of dinosaur ever found, featuring potentially unique features. As this specimen is important for science, we were called upon by Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax to help collect this incredible fossil, since it was stuck far along a boulder field in an immense slab. The fossil was found by Rob Taylor and Marie Woods, who we met on the day. We also met other Palaeontologists down at the beach and after several hours of reducing the size of the slab so that it was able to be carried, we successfully completed the task of carrying it back across the boulder field to safety. I hope you enjoy the video, and stay tuned for more updates from Dean regarding the footprint! If you would like to check out more awesome posts and finds from Marie, her instagram page is @archaeoadventurer.
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Thanks so much for saving this important specimen for science, before it was too late. I'm glad that I could orchestrate this to be collected, and I'm incredibly grateful to you all for your time, generosity and expertise. It will now be studied and eventually placed on public display for generations to enjoy. A wonderful job. P.S. Sorry I couldn't help... being on crutches, I don't think I'd have been much help. I owe you help with the next one ;)
Anytime! It was brilliant to help out, my family and I sure know how to collect blocks haha. Looking forward to the next one!
Thank you all! You have done a great service in furthering citizen science in paleontology. And to inspire those who wish to enter this academic field with your steadfast tenacity and hard work. Dr. Lomax To you I tip my hat, good sir.
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Good den to be honest from the side you can not see anything and that you found and on the conversation I did not lose anything because I am on English zero I write on the eye of the translator, explain please I am very interested in what you found I so neled akamenevshi ancient animal but that did not explain please please Good den to be honest from the side you can not see anything and that you found and on the conversation I did not lose anything because I am in English zero I write on the eye of the translator, explain please I am very interested in what you found I so neled akamenesh ancient animal but that did not explain please explain. Thanks
Always found it fascinating how a footprint can be preserved like that !
Incredible isn’t it!
What a privilege to extract and be a part of such a wonderful excavation! A truly special find. Well done!!!!👍
Thank you Ethan, it was such a great day!
I LOVE this video! So informative and fascinating. I could listen to that man talk all day... “Roadrunner from hell” 😆 Shae did an amazing job, and the excitement in Dad’s voice is infectious. Nice to see more of Dad too, not just his hands. Great teamwork everyone!
Thank you!! Haha, I loved that quote from John too 🤣😆 It was nice to get the whole family on, including my mum in quite a few scenes! And who also filmed quite a lot of it 🙏🦕🦖
Wow Aaron. You did a great job filming, asking good questions, and you just captured everything beautifully!
Thanks again! This was my biggest fossil video project by a long way!
A great find by Mr Rob Taylor. Thanks to all who worked so hard to save this very important Dinosaur footprint.
What a blast! 😁 I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Had no idea how professional you guy's were. 👏👏 I learned quite a bit from the old Paleontologist. How honored you must feel to have been a main source in excavating this! Great video. 😎👍❤️
Living in Australia I'm so used to being surrounded by a an abundance of every thing. Except fossils, our land is so old so stable and so worn down,that fossils are very thin on the ground. I'm so jealous of you guys.
The best part of this video was the work your family put into retrieving it from the beach, carried it along the rocks then up the hill, loaded it into the car, then off to wherever it ended up. But the main point was the father and two sons did nearly all the rock removal, go Shae, then the three of them did at least 90% of the hard graft, gotta give it to the girl though she sure did her part. It would have been nice to have your names mentioned. Fantastic job lads and Dad, stay healthy and COVID free, Cheers from the land of beer.
*WOW* 45 MINS! Tripped over the coffee table just to click the play button, Cool you got to tag along and see for yourself first hand Lucky Lad!
Hahaha, that made me laugh 😆 That’s great to hear 🤩 I hope you enjoy watching it!!
I am so happy for you and your family to have had this amazing opportunity. What a great family experience to go down in your family history. Great video
Absolutely fantastic video, Shay did a brilliant job helping the other guy 👍 but the both of you carrying the two pieces of stone you both deserve a medal 👍. Well done to everyone involved. 👏👏
I would have thought foot prints of large carnivores would be very rare things to find and by the sound of it this specimin is almost certainly going to have unique features not found on any other footprint in the world.. Great job guys, what an amazing thing to be a part of. Love to see it once its been restored..
If by unique features you mean a sitting track with leg imprints and the largest footprint yet then sure!
So proud of all the younge people who worked so hard to preserve this wonderful specimen Done
You worked so very hard for this piece of amazing history! Thank you for publishing this on RUclips for all of us to watch. It’s incredible how much strength it took for that.
this video says it all,
you and your family have amazing skills which helped save this unique look into the past!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Amazing work! Definitely put smiles in our face. From the looks of it, it must’ve been very tiring but extremely worth it.
Great family and kudos to everyone! Really looking forward for more. ✅
"A Road Runner from Hell..." !
An apt description. The thing I love is that the chicken is the closest relative of the therapods.
Cracking Job at collecting that! Well done all around!
Well done guys! My heart was in my mouth the whole time as you carried it off the beach! Could no one have gotten a hold of a mover's dolly for the trip along the footpath to the parking lot?
Hats off to you all for an amazing recovery of some important history..Stamina is an understatement for getting those blocks to the cliff tops..And Shae, you are a machine young fella..well done mate..
Thank you, it was a lot harder than it looks for sure carrying it up! It certainly pushes your willpower to the limits doing stuff like this… I’m so glad my brother is as big and strong as he is to be able to help us out!
SO AWESOME mate!!! absolutely delighted for you and your family, thank you also for creating + sharing this fantastic video to accompany the historic find. I hope to head up to Yorkshire at some point soon now lockdown is easing, it'd be great to go hunting together if and when... All the best! 🤩🤩🤩
Thanks mate! It was an awesome fossil adventure for sure!! Best of luck when you come up, I’ll quite possibly see you about!
These guys proved that we can do so much with just a hammer and chisel. Respect!!
Fantastic episode guys! What a privilege to be invited to be part of this extraction/excavation, well deserved!
Love that you included the background story as well as hearing the intressting words from Mr Hudson.
Keeping my fingers crossed this isn't the last time you are getting involved in a similar operation.
Well done guys, that was really interesting. Looking forward to eventually hearing about the secrets it holds and seeing it on display.
Thank you 🙏 I’m also looking forward to seeing the final verdict on the find! And seeing it in the museum 🦖🦕
Having watched the whole clip through. I absolutely take my hat off to your grit and determination. Great accomplishment. Well done.
WOW !!!! That was a fascinating watch 👏 The older gentleman had so much knowledge ,he was on par with Mr Attenborough 🤣Great achievement by all involved 🤗
The older gentleman is John Hudson. He is well known locally and one of his earlier finds was so important that he even has a dinosaur which now carries his name. Regards, Dave Cape.
@@henryroscoe2464 How lovely to have recognition for that , hats off to Mr Hudson👍thank you for that info Dave 🙂
Truly interesting discovery. That was no easy task for sure. Thank you for sharing.
Really loved the old fellow talking about the significance of all of it and it all comming together so well.
Awesome that you guys helped in the preservation of the print. Wonderful video.
Toeveryone involved .This could be a once in a lifetime find to be a part of Hats off to all of you Great job one and all
Thank you so much, it was a great team effort, certainly a day to be remembered! Hopefully more adventures like this to come
That's a very cool find! And props to the two guys at 36:50 carrying this rock all by themselves. Now that's some real manly power.
Brill to see it getting excavated, myself and many people online saw this posted on a Facebook group before the news got wind of it
What an excellent video, and what truly hard and delicate work your family put in to extracting that print. Thank you for all your efforts, both to save the print and to show us all about it.
Question: Was there any discussion of if this was a left print or a right print? Are there any thoughts about incising further into the hill to see if there is a matching one or an impression of the dinosaur further reclining on a hip?
Thank you very much, I really appreciate that. That’s a good question actually, I wish I had asked! I’m sure that that is something that will be discussed when it is research a bit more back at the Museum. In terms of footprints at this location, one similar print has been found in the past, but nothing like the quality and detail of this one. I’m sure another print will be eroded from the cliff at some point, however whether or not is is as crisp and perfect as this one will be a different matter entirely 🦖🦕
So informative. Excellent job with great filming, dialogue, and expertise.
That shale is a huge deposit of timeles knowledge. Glad you all found this beauty and made it possible to send it to a museum.
Well done
Thanks Brandon 🙏🙏
Gorgeous video! It takes us into the delicate extrication and analysis that we dont normally witness as lay persons. Truly LOVELY! THANK YOU ALL!❤️
Best channel on RUclips
Wow that’s very kind of you to say! Thank you 🙏
34:30 the invention of small, man-operated wheeled vehicles was such a big step in human history - here you can see why ;-)
Haha to be fair, when we were taking it up the hill we wished we had something with wheels!! That was a mistake on our part 🤣🤣
That was absolutely the best video yet, totally fascinating. Yet, this was the most memorable for me: "With the 1st piece safely back at the car, we went back for the 2nd piece." 😰Goodness sakes! That was grueling!
My boss is going to be so pissed with me..... I promised the exam review by lunchtime but you have just wiped out my morning ( much more enjoyably ). He will have to wait till teatime.
And that was fascinating... thank you and well done ;-)
It was great to see and "meet" your family...I really enjoyed your dad! I've seen Shae of course in other videos...but, never realized he was such a "bull"! Impressive video and results. I hope you follow up after the prep and study.
A day to remember for all involved ! Thankyou for sharing the experience !🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🇳🇿🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇳❤️👫👫👫👫
Great find well done all for extracting it and looking firward to seeing it in the Rotunda Museum eventually 🤗🤗🤗🤗🏆🏆🏆🏆
Thank you! I’m also really looking forward to seeing it on display there!!
Too cool. You guys have a good spot. Thanks for posting this video.
You’re most welcome, hope you enjoyed it :)
what a great video- so many united by a shared passion
✨✨ AMAZING ✨✨
I held my breath half the time! Great work! Truly astonishing!
Wow thank you!! I really appreciate that 🙏🦕🦖
Ok, so I'm not quite sure how I ended up on this rather nerdy/specialist side of RUclips... But you can be damn sure I'm staying!! This was such a fascinating watch, thank you! 🤩
You’re most welcome, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I hope you enjoy some of our other videos, plenty more interesting upcoming videos too! Thanks for watching 🙏
This is fantastic. What an amazing thing to be able to get involved with! Not to mention the amount of graft needed to extract! Fab job all - love watching this :)
Thank you very much, it was a great day for sure! It was harder in real life than on the video, I don’t think the video can convey how much our muscles were aching 🤣🤣
I really enjoyed this video.
Thank you, I really appreciate that. It took a long time to make but I think it was worth it 🦖🦕
Hi Aaron, well done, i like your Videos so much!! Greetings from Germany!!
Hey, thank you!! That’s great to hear 🙏🦕😍🦖
This man is my inspiration 💜
Hope you enjoyed the video 🙏🏻
What a Rockhound daydream. To of really of found a dinosaur foot print that's so cool.
Wow. Thanks for sharing this.
No worries at all, you’re most welcome 🙏
@@YorkshireFossils 🍻
Fab video! Well done guys
Thank you!
What a cool thing, and with so much information to tell us about these marvellous creatures.
Great job getting the prints out of there and collecting them everyone involved!
Wow that was a brilliant thing to happen for you all as a family and for the North East Coast. Well done to everyone involved. I have followed you all for over a year now and this tops it for you Brilliant
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it too! This was one of our favourite family fossil hunting adventures for sure 🦕🦖🤩
amazing episode guys,,, love listening to the chap in the hat telling us all about the flora, and what these creatures were like,,, well done lads for hoofing it out,,, great extraction....top men. keep up the great good work. thanks for sharing
CONGRATS!!!! Actually found quite a large one in a to big Boulder down in runswick where u recommended. I beleive it was an iguanodon but could be mistaken. Keep up the great content. Love the longer format!
Thank you very much, I hope you enjoyed the video! Perhaps I should make some more longer ones 🤔 We haven’t found many footprints at all, you were lucky to find one 🙏
Yeah that’s be great. Keep up the more exotic finds!
@@zangous8855 Thank you, noted!
What an exciting discovery!!! Great job!
Thanks so much 🙏🏻🦕🦖
Get that young man some safety glasses.
please be careful and mind your backs...not moaning at you ,, i was exactly the same as you lads 20 years ago lifting all heavy things....it catches up on you in later life believe me. just saying...as ive had 3 back ops because i popped two discs, lifting a 180 kg solid oak table 4 years ago..... so easy to damage the discs between the vertebrae in ones back....you guys are young and strong,, just PLEASE be mindful of bending forward and lifting those heavy samples out. good luck guys ,,, your vlogs are getting more exciting and brilliants all the time......you guys deserve, and are good enough to have a documentary made by uk heritage or some natural England related company... great historic importance. awesome
Good advice. Back-brace belts are great when hauling heavy things. Movers use them because they work well.
Incredible experience- thank you for sharing this
Love seeing the whippet come along for the recovery ❤
My Hero, so the one you found was bigger and you made her find her big foot print you put the seed there, thank god for our hero ! Oh and you suggested it be collected, what a tosser ! The guy in the red shirt !
I’d have paid for a ticket to watch this video. Absolutely wonderful.
That’s very kind of you to say, I really appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🙏
Really fab lads. 😚👍💕
Great video! I wonder why you as the hobbyist had to provide everything for the rescue, not only man power. The specialist seemed so unprepared to do even small fixes to it before the transport. If the small structures started to crack away, why not use a thick layer of gipson mud or something to fix it in place? Greetings from Germany ;-)
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately with Dean being unable to be present we had to fill in for him as well, and we already had access to the gear at such short notice
Dean has assured us he’ll make up for it if we do something like this again 😉
Now that was a real team effort! Well done all.
Big carnivorous tracks ❤
I'd say Shay is the hero of this collection!
Ah!!! I kept looking at the photos and thinking it isn't just a footprint. It is a Concretion ! You didn't use that word, but very quickly you explained it was filled in, not just an imprint. That was great to hear.... I find lots of small Concretions in Central Florida. It was wonderful to see that huge Dinosaur foot, and the smaller one. Thanks for reporting on this... Love it...Hrollauger
Fantastic, great to watch. Would love to see the video again of the ichthyosaurs skull lock being rescued from the beach. Did you have a chance to re edit? The original video was good anyway!
That was downright AWESOME!!!
Great vid extremely interesting I really enjoyed it , the older gentleman was very interesting I could listen to him all day ...👍
You’re most welcome, hope you enjoyed it :) He’s so knowledgeable isn’t he!
Shea is what Americans from a few years ago would call a Studmuffin! Self explanatory. Very studly, yet sweet and smart.
That was awesome!
Thanks so much!
Pleasant surprise from this channel. Excited to see it cleaned up!
These young men have some strong muscles. How exciting
Happy New Year!! 🥳
good effort lads and ladies, well done, virtial high fives all round and a well earned pint.
Thanks so much, it was certainly a challenging day, but a really memorable one that we couldn’t not have been a part of!
This is simply amazing. What a precious found!
This is so cool!
Thanks! 🦖🦕
I've just got to see this video. Incredible effort on everyone's part. I live in South Wales, Barry to be exact. I was nearly involved in an extraction of a footprint, during lockdown. It was no where near the size of that one. About 8inches long,but of such good detail it had to be extracted. We where asked if we could do it, but as of it's significance,Cardiff museum staff came off furlow and they collected it instead. Phew!!!! 😅. Great work guys, keep it up.
What an amazing find! Many years ago I found a rock with a bird foot print clear as a bell. I am hopeful for it to be returned to me some day.
Fascinating!!!
Thanks!!
It would be interesting to have a look at that layer still in the cliff face to see some more tracks.
What a very important find it was amazing watching you carry it up those stairs thanks for an amazing video.
What a fun day.
It certainly was! 🙏🦕🦖
Amazing...congrats!
Thank you very much 🙏🦕🦖
Fantastic!!!!
Thank you, I hope you enjoyed it!!
THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TALE..CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CONCERNED..I BET YOUR ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD ACHED AND SLEPT LIKE LOGS THAT DAYS END..AN EPIC RESUCE..ONE QUESTION...WOULD YOU EXPECT FURTHER FOOTPRINTS TO WEATHER OUT AT SOME PERIOD? .TRUELY FASCINATING..
Thank you, I’m really glad that you enjoyed it! I appreciate your comment so much. We certainly slept lots after and ached for ages 🤣🤣 It’s certainly possible that in the future another footprint might come out! However it is very likely to be as good quality as this one ☝️
This was so cool to watch!!
Can't wait for more!
Excellent documentary. Really interesting and informative. Keep it up!
I am stunned! This was a great adventure, thanks for sharing it. Best wishes from Mexico
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow - never mind the Paleontologists this is my dream - super jealous - what an experience to be part of
It’s certainly one of our favourite group fossil expeditions, hopefully more to come!
Tell me more about John-sensei. The amount of information he was able to determine from the footprint was amazing. What a wealth of knowledge!
Well done lads and lass, absolutely fantastic 👍
This was very interesting thank you.
31:47 - 37:42 is a hidden benefit of filming everything ;)
Seriously though awesome video!