Hunting for Trilobite Fossils with a Geologist in Western Utah

Join geology professor Shawn Willsey as he searches for trilobite fossils of the Wheeler Shale in the U-Dig Fossil Quarry of western Utah. Learn about the warm, equatorial marine environment of the Cambrian period along with trilobite fossils. Special thanks to Brent at U-Dig Fossils for the interview.

Quarry website: https://u-digfossils.com/

00:00 Intro and location
00:16 intro to Wheeler Shale and Cambrian geology
03:08 trilobite species
04:14 trilobite hunting
08:54 my haul of fossils after an hour
10:09 U-Dig's display fossils
11:19 interview with Brent

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