How to Find Thousands of Oceanic Fossils in... Ohio?

Modern-day Ohio is more than 600 kilometers from the ocean - yet it has thousands of ocean fossils dating back to the Ordovician, giving us a glimpse at its past under an ancient, fishless sea.

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Sources:
A Sea without Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region:
Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology: Macrofossils (Page 82)

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[Naiadryade]

This is hands down the best integrated sponsorship I've ever seen in a YouTube video.

[timmcdaniel]

A lot of ads I don't like, but I thought this one was charming. Especially the earnest warning to wear a lifejacket while on the water.

[Jacob-moyw]

I'm from Ohio and enjoyed how informative this was. Cheers!

[CGlacia]

OHIO REPRESENT! Finally something nice about my home state.

[ToastyNova]

Growing up in Cincinnati, I always called it Caesar’s Creek because we needlessly add possessive S’s to proper nouns like Kroger’s or Meijer’s

[AbbeyAnn]

How have I lived ten minutes from Caesar Creek 21 years and never knew this?!

[thelonecabbage]

I like how Ohio gets mentioned so rarely that we get excited when we see our state in a title.

[nightshadekelly]

I live in ohio and I used to look for fossils all the time. Still do lol.

When i was in grade school I took an entire summer digging a hole that was 6 foot deep looking for anything i could find. I wanted to be a archaeologist or paleontologist for forever. I only just recently changed it lol

[lauramaue]

As an Ohioan who grew up near Caesar Creek, this makes me so happy.

[Michael]

Whoever wrote the script for this video did a amazing job on it.

[danielvonhoene]

SO COOL! I was volunteer at Cincinnati Natural History museum in early 90s when NIGEL HUGHES was THE trilobite expert. He came from England, talked like a Beatle and loved Elvis. My girlfriend wanted to marry him but he was taken! LOL. He said reputation of Cincinnati area was every time it rained, fossils washed out of hillsides. TRUE! Good times. EXCELLENT VIDEO!

[danman]

People don't understand how awesome geology is! Thanks for highlighting some super cool paleontology!!

[stoneforest]

NO WONDER WHY I KEEP FINDING SO MANY FOSSILS HERE! I FOUND SO MANY COOL THINGS! LOVE YA!

[franciscodiazacosta]

I'm from California and I love Ohio. So much nature it's beautiful!

[jamesbednar]

Am an native Ohioan living in Kansas. Saw the thumbnail and had to watch. Very interesting!!! Have heard about all those fossil beds in the Ohio River that people can visit during the cold weather months when the water levels are down. Never heard of this location. Next trip home visiting relatives, will have to make a detour to this location. there are lots of fossil beds in Iowa like what is depicted in this video. Kansas was bottom of an inland sea at one time, so rich in various aquatic fossils as well.

[Mikearice]

I live in a suburb of Cincinnati. I go to Caesar Creek all the time. I've gone fossil hunting on the spillway. There's also a park here in Sharonville where you can collect fossils.

[Sciencerely]

As a researcher, I really appreciate these short SciShow videos! Since I work in a different field (stem cell research), I really enjoy to keep hearing about other subjects in Biology! If you are interested in my field though, feel free to ask anything!

[Tokuijin]

I've lived in this part of Ohio for much of my entire existence and I've never known this.

I want to see Caesar Creek.

[zendavis]

Iam from the capital city of Columbus Ohio. Very proud of my state. We have alot of famous people who have contributed great things from the great state of Ohio.

[PapaTaurean]

I live in Ohio and didn't know that this treasure trove of palentological wonders was here in my own backyard! I need to go to that lake!