How Did These Seashell Fossils Get Here?

It's not uncommon to find the fossil imprints of seashells in the rocks lining streambeds here in upstate New York. Today we're looking deeper into this natural phenomenon and in the process discovered the huge importance fossils like these played in the creation of geology as a distinct scientific field. Support me on Patreon here:   / atlaspro   Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro Sources / Further Reading http://geology.teacherfriendlyguide.o... ​​https://www.degruyter.com/document/do... https://earthathome.org/hoe/se/fossil... https://blog.nyhistory.org/18696-2/ https://archive.org/details/elementso... https://books.google.com/books?id=ppD... https://www.jstor.org/stable/23153528 https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-... https://www.fossilguy.com/sites/18mil... https://www.fossilguy.com/id_papers/i... http://wallace-online.org/converted/p... http://www.bressan-geoconsult.eu/the-... https://abriefhistoryoflife.com/2015/... https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/... https://www.loc.gov/resource/g9096c.c... https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1163885/f... https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Ge... https://web.archive.org/web/201603032... https://www.loc.gov/item/2009579466/ https://uhlibraries.pressbooks.pub/hi... https://www.museumoftheearth.org/lear... https://earthathome.org/quick-guide-c... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbre... https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.w... Music: "Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Ave Marimba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Deliberate Thought" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...