I Found A Dinosaur Fossil in Maine - #mondaydigs #dinosaur #fossil National Geographic Dino Dig Kit

Hello Everyone, I'm Adam with AEW Maine Treasure Adventures Today we are going to find a Dinosaur  Fossil, don't worry we aren't digging in the park. I'm going to try one of the  National Geographic Dig Kits that I was sent. I'll put a link in the description if you  want to check them out for yourself. The wind was so bad that day that none of my audio came  through, so I'm doing a voice-over. It might look a little weird because my voice will  not match my mouth. But it is what it is. What do

you get in the kit? 1 Dig Brick with Replica Specimen 1 Real Dino Fossil Specimen A Magnifying Glass A Dig Tool A Brush The Learning Guide and Instructions. Interesting Fact: No dinosaur fossils have ever been discovered in Maine...  Yet I'm still working on it. That doesn't mean that dinosaurs  were never in Maine, Unfortunately, there is a gap in Maine's fossil record,  from about 360 million years ago to about 1 million years ago. No fossil-bearing rocks  exist in Maine that have been dated t

o this period of time. Because of this, no DINOSAUR  fossils have ever been discovered in Maine. I would bet money on it that dinosaurs walked  in the state of Maine at one point in time. Someday someone will find one, it will probably be in the mud or in  a swamp land somewhere in the state. Today's adventures brings us up on top  of Great Head overlooking Sand Beach in Acadia National Park. We are sitting  on the ledge overlooking the beach. The first thing that I'm going to do is get the  dig

ging brick wet to make it softer and easier to dig out. I will start by using the digging tool  and slowly start to get into the sand brick. When you start to uncover the fossil or item make  sure to excavate all the way around the fossil. Go slow so you don't accidentally break the fossil.  Do not try to pry out the specimen that is only partially excavated or it could break. Patience  is the key so you don't damage it. This kit has a real genuine fossil and a replica T. Rex  Tooth that was mol

ded from a real T Rex tooth. It's been about five minutes that  the brick has been soaking in water, so let's start digging this item out. The bricks are still pretty hard so  I'm just putting the digging tool and twisting to make a small divot into the sand, then slowly going back and forth to  remove the layers a little bit at a time. I'll speed up some of our digging  so you don't get to bored. The T. Rex tooth is going to  be around 3 1/2 inches long, we will talk more about the tooth once w

e find it. Some interesting facts about T. Rex's,  their arms were over three feet long and it's estimated that they were capable of  lifting up to four hundred pounds each. Some experts think that T Rex's teeth had so much  bacteria stuck in them, that if the bite alone didn't kill its prey the infection that would've  come along with it would kill any wounded prey. Female T. Rex were larger and outweighed the  males by a few thousand pounds. The reason is that females had to lay several large

eggs at  once and therefore had bigger hips. Or maybe it was because females were better hunters  than males, just like today's female lions. How are Fossils Formed? Fossils are animal's hard body parts, like  bones, teeth, exoskeletons, and shells are usually made when an animal dies, and its body is  quickly buried in mud or sand. As more layers of sediment cover the remains, soft tissue like skin  and organs rot away. The hard parts become encased in the sediment and over time water infused 

with minerals soaks into the hard material, replacing the original chemicals. Another  way is by the hard parts decaying after the sediment has hardened into rock. This  leaves an empty space in the rock that can be later filled by minerals that create an  exact stone replica of the original parts. What are Fossils? Fossils are the remains of prehistoric animals  and plants. A fossil is not an actual object, like a bone or a leaf, but rather an exact copy  of an original object made from mineral

s. It's a pretty cool process. Fossils take millions  of years to form and are very important to scientists. The word fossils in Latin means Dug  Up and that's exactly how fossils are obtained. People dig them out of the rocks that surround  them - a process called excavating. Examples of fossils include bones, teeth, shells,  leaf impressions, nests, and footprints. Fossils can show us how animals changed over  time and how they are related to one another. Who Usually Finds Fossils?  Anyone cou

ld find a fossil. However, Fossils are often discovered by  scientists who are called paleontologists. Paleontology is about more than just finding  and identifying fossils. They are dedicated to understanding the processes that led  to the origin and extinction of all the different organisms that have lived on our planet.  Paleontologists study both animals and plants, so they must have a good understanding of  biology, geology, ecology, anthropology, archaeology, and computer science.  They co

ver just about all the G's. Paleontologists spend a lot of time outside  hunting for fossils, marking where they located the specimens. They spend even more of their  time in a laboratory cleaning, identifying, and examining their discoveries. They use a number  of different tools to clean their findings like drills, chisels, picks, and toothbrushes. They  will examine the specimens under a microscope and run a number of tests on the item to  find out as much information as they can. In this Nat

ional Geographic Dino Dig Kit, you'll  find a replica T-Rex tooth molded from a real T-Rex tooth fossil and you'll also get a genuine  dinosaur poop (it's called a coprolite) it's over 50 million years old. That's pretty crazy. This  is a really cool kit, it's great for kids from 8 to 108 years old. It's fun to dig the item out  and you get to learn about fossils along the way, it's educational. This whole process took  me about 12 minutes to complete. I know I could've gone a lot faster, howeve

r I was  trying to make it as realistic as possible. In a moment I'll show you some  videos of the oldest and largest species that I've been able  to swim with under the water. But first, let's take another look at  everything that you get in this kit. You get a Dig Brick with Replica  Specimen, a Real Dino Fossil Specimen, A Magnifying Glass, A Dig Tool, A Brush,  The Learning Guide, and Instructions. Here are some cool examples  of T. Rex fossils that have been found and most are on display in

museums. I will add a link below if you are interested  in getting one of these kits. I don't get paid for doing this video or if you use the link to  purchase one. I just think they are super cool. Currently, the best price for one of these is at  Walmart for $11.88 it will be in the toy aisle. This is one of the oldest large animals  that I've swam with, it's the Basking Sharks. They are the second largest sharks  in the world that are still alive. Fossil records of the Basking Sharks can be

traced  back to about 35 to 29 million years ago. This is one of our Painted Turtles friends  that I hung out with last year. Fossil evidence shows that Painted Turtles  have been around for 35 million years. Let's take another look at the  coprolite and the T. Rex tooth. For me and my poop find AEW Out. Here are a couple of behind-the-scenes looks  at how I made this video, the outside shot was 3 weeks ago, and the inside was  just done. AEW Out for real this time