Why the Appalachians Contain Some of the Oldest Fossils on Earth

Nice bed head.

We just always called them hillbillies.

Um..the Adirondacks are definitely not in New Jersey. They are in New York.

Crying tears of joy because somebody important finally pronounced Appalachian the right way 😢

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The competing pronunciations of "Appalachian" are regional, in exactly the same way as "in-SUR-ance" and "IN-sur-ence." I find it interesting in the comments that the people championing a single correct pronunciation are users of the Southern pronunciation.

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The Appalachians extended to Scotland and Norway, before the Atlantic was formed.

Another Appalachian native here. There are several mountaintops in NC TN VA & GA where you can find fossilized sea shells in the bedrock exposed at the summit.

As a child that fact blew my mind, in my teens and 20's I used to go on hiking dates and show them, to see their reaction.

Big green flag if they said what the hell is that doing here.

As a youngster I loved to look for fossils. I lived in central Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna river and adjacent to the Pine Creek valley. Once while exploring an old quarry along the shores of Pine Creek, near my home of Jersey Shore Pa, I stumbled upon what appeared to be fossilized coral. And once while visiting relatives in Wellsboro, PA I discovered several items that contained an aggregation of fossilized shells. Evidence of the shallow seas I guess.

Thank you so much for pronouncing Appalachian correctly

Did you say Adirondacks are in New Jersey? lmao. No they are in NY. I have lived here my entire life. This isnt a NY giants situation lol

So sad Rocks Box are unavailable to me 😢😢😢 ... for some reason, I don't get the email when it's available (or, at all)... even though I could just go to my backyard to get an Appalachian rock, I want ROCKS BOX!!!! I have even reorganized my budget 😭😭😭

Thank you for pronouncing "Appalachia" correctly. Really grinds my gears when I hear it as "Appa-lay-shuh"

That title is offensive.....there may be alot of older folks livng here but most are really nice people and easy to talk to.

I'm glad he pronounced it, correctly.

I didn’t realise it was pronounced like that

Now its populated by some weird ass foreign aliens to that land.

it's pedantic, but the grammar rule exists bc 1-Billion-Year-Old Fossils is much different than 1 billion Year-Old Fossils 😂

The Adirondack Mountains are in NY, not in NJ*

Good Geology. Fascinating. But, the Adirondacks are in NY, and technically part of the Canadian Shield. The Northern Catskills of NY contain fossils of the first trees in Earth History.

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When I was in 2nd grade I was playing in the kaolin mines, a very narrow area in middle Georgia more that 150 miles from the ocean. We found sand dollar fossils. Apparently the kaolin mineral deposits represent an ancient seashore.

One of the things I love about these discussions is on some level you might be able to understand them intellectually, but the reality is beyond human comprehension. If we live 70 some odd years (currently), then it is hard to picture landscape that has existed for millions of years and covered that distance, smashed together, pulled apart, etc. But isn’t it amazing that a collection of carbon-based atoms has come together that can discover and understand this at all?!

Fascinating history, and very well presented. One factual. correction — The Adirondack mountains are located in New York State, not New Jersey

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The Adirondack Mountains are in upper New York State, not New Jersey.

"i HaVe MeSsY hAiR aNd I tAlK aBoUt ScIenCe" is one of my least favorite tropes of all time 😮

What's the deal with the Uwharries in all of this?

Thank you for pronouncing Appalachian correctly.

Distracted by the fact I just re-read The Hunger Games trilogy, trying to figure out on the map of the Appalachians where District 12 might be 😂

Thank you for correctly pronouncing the word Appalachian.

I love this beautiful region I call home. Now I know there’s scientific basis for why it feels like one of the most magical places on earth- it’s been here so damn long.

Maybe because Hillbillies live a long time?

Just kidding.

I'm hiking the AT right now!

Its for sure this Dude has never picked up a Bilble.

can this mountain range tell us a bit of earth's history ?

Adirondacks in New Jersey????

APPALACHIA MENTIONED RAHHHHHHH 🦅

I love the lack of AI generated content on this channel. Please never change!

Now do the Ozarks!

These episodes are just fantastic. I’m a 46 year old (former) terrible student who spent just a few days on the Appalachian Trail last summer. I appreciate it so much more when it’s explained to me like this.

Loved this delivery of the magic behind these mountains!

Did he say the Adirondack mountains were in New Jersey? I thought they were in upstate New York ...?

Franklin marble is fluorescent because of manganese content. The manganese a deep ocean sediment

I didn’t expect to see a few features from my mineral collection on this video. I have something called touchonite from New Jersey. Wonder if that’s related to this super ancient junk.

Oh, how I wish I could buy permanent copies of your videos, for teaching in a place that does not have internet...

"The Adirondacks in New Jersey"??
How dare you!
Take it back!