I Found a Tully Monster!

I recently visited Mazon Creek, a famous fossil site in Illinois. Join me as I explain how to find fossils, and discover my own Tully Monster.

#fossildiscoveries #science #fossils #creationism #evolution

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[doombringer]

I stumbled upon this video by accident. I'll have to say, I was MESMERIZED by the content. I have subscribed to see other stuff you made. Good work!

[nathans.]

An excellent video. Your delivery is excellent.

[douglasstemke]

Fascinating! I'm a bio prof and I have never heard of this species. Learn something every day

[merryhunt]

Thanks for the information. In the 1950's my family went fossil hunting in the strip piles, and I still have the beautiful fern fossils we found. Just a word to anybody who wants to visit your site - it sure looks like an easy place to get lost in. Keep careful track of where you have gone with your kayak.

[lorikendrick]

I've heard of the Tulley Monster!
I think it looks squidish.
It took a long time for scientists to decide if it was real and what it was. I always thought it would be amazing to see a fossil of it. Congrats on finding one.

[carmengreenwood]

Met Mr. Tully at the Field Museum in Chicago. Very interesting.

[danacataldi]

really enjoyed the fossil and presentation.

[tamjammy]

Congratulations on your find. Especially since you took the trouble to clean an initially unimpressive find. Im sure I've probably thrown away my fair share of good fossils simply because i haven't looked closely enough at what I was holding. Its not as easy as some folks imagine. Sadly no Tullymonsters for me ( Im in England) but I have found myself a fair ammonite collection . And been lucky enough to visit Lyme Regis, where Mary Anning found many of our first icthyosaur and dinosaur fossils, so cant complain.

[jaydamm]

Nicely done. I like the strategy of utilizing satellite images and paddling in to potential hunting spots.Thankis for the tips.

[robertolesen]

Good job Son. One of the better productions covering this fascinating enigma of a creature.

[angfast]

Well produced video. I'll keep watching.

[youtubernazscensoredbythe]

As a child, I had a dream about swimming in a lake and being very afraid of all the strange looking creatures in the water with me. Years later, when I learned about all the prehistoric animals, I was shocked to be able to recognize them all. They were exactly the same as the creatures that I dreamed about. To this day, I believe I was given a peak into our

[BotsWeekendCovers]

Fantastice video young man. You hooked me for the whole vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[mikanropp]

Hell yeah! Great vid, nice listening to someone who's passionate about their finds! ^^

[Rawshella]

Your last picture of the Tully looks to me like it could be an ancestor of modern squid.

[michaelbondt]

thousands of years ago? Tullymonster existed hundreds of Millions of years ago

[PaIaeoCIive]

Although I'm more convinced by scientific explanations for the way the natural world is (my dissertation was in Palaeoecology!) I was impressed with this introduction to a famous fossil locality & famous fossil. Well presented/edited. I'll watch some more of your videos as an interesting perspective can come from any source.

[sail]

I used to go fossil hunting there in the 80s. I got a lot of nice specimens but the ticks were way too abundant for me so I found other areas.

[jeremycanard]

Very neat and cute, Intriguing. . . and informative

[NocturnalIntellect]

Good stuff, young man. I’ve been collecting out there for a few decades, and have many tullys. I even tattooed one to my left forearm. So if you ever see a guy….
I’m sure you’re familiar with ESCONI. They have a field trip to a private pile two weekends a year. I’ve been many times, but haven’t been for at three years.
Finding other spots is very difficult, and most likely would require seeking permission to access places on private land.
There used to be a campground In Wilmington that allowed collecting, but closed around five years ago. I’ve heard some of the old timers have regained permission to go back in there, but like I mentioned it’s been at least three years since I’ve been in that loop. I got into artifacts these last few years. Hahaha.