This Wyoming Fossil Shop’s Awesome TikTok Videos Have Gone Viral

In Stone Fossils is a Kemmerer, Wyoming fossil shop that has been using social media to help spread the word about its amazing fossils.

And, it looks like it's working.

They now have 10 of thousands of followers on both TikTok and Instagram, and their numbers are only increasing.

What's so fascinating about fossils?

Those of us in Wyoming may be a bit jaded because we are surrounded by fossils, but to the rest of the world, this connection to the past is awe-inspiring.

Even more so, when you're allowed a behind the scenes look at how fossils are collected and prepared for display.

Here is a look at how fossils are collected.

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Check this out, getting late in the season where the rock is not the delaminating the way it should, but great finds 52 MILLION YEAR OLD CLEAVE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #fossils #fossil #paleontology #geology #dinosaurs #nature #dinosaur #fossilhunting #prehistoric #science #fossilhunter #jurassicpark #fossiladdict #ammonite #jurassic #palaeontology #minerals #art #jurassicworld #rocks #paleontologist #geologyrocks #extinct #ammonites #paleoart #crystals #evolution #naturalhistory #eocene #fish

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Those fish fossils are 52 million (yes 52 MILLION) years old.

And this is a look at how the fossils are cleaned and prepared for display.  

 

 

 

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  Thought I'd take a break on the turtle temporarily, Doing what I love to do these amazing fish specimens. This one has a unique feature to it, and also one of my good friends for his project that I am working on....form Az ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #fossil #paleontology #preparation #amazing #freshwateraquarium #freshwater #fishing #fish #fossils #stone #science #geology #museum #preparation #lablife #rocks #rockstar #decorative #interiorstyling #geology #driven #love #wyomingtourism #wyomimg #smallbusines #life #dream #dontstop #nevergiveup #matrix #design #digging   A post shared by instonefossils (@instonefossils) on Oct 27, 2020 at 3:18pm PDT

I mean how cool was that to watch?

It's amazing to see the multitude of tools they use to safely clean the fossils.

In Stone Fossils is a short trip away, and totally worth a visit.

But, if you don't want to add a road trip into your schedule, you can always keep track of what they're up to by following them on social media.