Trilobite Exploration – Utah Cambrian fossil collecting, About 550-million-year-old Fun (Part 1)

Trilobite Exploration Come join my family and me on a fun adventure to learn about, collect, and clean some ancient and extinct creatures, the trilobites. We will work on the host shale rock for these Cambrian time period fossils. Roughly 570 to 540 million years ago), Utah (mainly mid to western) was part of the shallow sea where these cool ancient arthropods roamed the sea floors. Credits: (For both Parts 1 and 2) Music: (youtube royalty free) (Intro) Ibiza Dream – Chris Haugen Faultlines – Asher Fulero (Travel) Water Lily - The 126ers (Working) Zula – Mini Vandals (Prepping) Road Trip - Doug Maxwell and Jimmy Fontanez Art: Spider - AdobeStock_462186436 Beetle - AdobeStock_164218858 Horseshoe crab - AdobeStock_415593714 Shrimp - AdobeStock_192146159 Lobster - AdobeStock_321617416 Rainbow (Timeline background) Adobe stock 436238815 by - LENA BUKOVSKY Bones - AdobeStock_480281890 Gravestone (many times) - AdobeStock_289117036 Duckbill platypus - AdobeStock_290622560 Stegosaurus - AdobeStock_455593588 T-Rex - AdobeStock_455593631 T-Rex 2 - AdobeStock_413326177 Triceratops - AdobeStock_296431397 Asteroid - AdobeStock_399045228 Ice Age - AdobeStock_335762319 Oops - AdobeStock_302000612 The reference books I use: Robison, R. A., Babcock, L. E., & Gunther, V. G. (2015). Exceptional Cambrian fossils from Utah: A window into the age of trilobites. Utah Geological Survey. Gunther, L. F., & Gunther, V. G. (1981). Some middle Cambrian fossils of Utah. Dept. of Geology, Brigham Young University. James R. Wilson. (1995) A Collector’s Guide to Rock, Mineral and Fossil Localities in Utah. Other Cool references: https://www.trilobites.info/geotime.htm https://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/invert/a... https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/when-did-di... maps if you enjoy this stuff and ancient history Continental Drift: 3.3 Billion Years    • Continental Drift: 3.3 Billion Years   Orogeny Geological Formation of North America: 600 Million Years Ago To Present    • Orogeny Geological Formation of North Amer...