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we got a fossil that is really cool I

we got a fossil that is really cool I said one hand I think people trying to

said one hand I think people trying to

said one hand I think people trying to keep that professional image on the

keep that professional image on the

keep that professional image on the other hand is like we have been working

other hand is like we have been working

other hand is like we have been working our whole life for this moment I can’t

our whole life for this moment I can’t

our whole life for this moment I can’t be professional what are you talking

be professional what are you talking

be professional what are you talking about the first fossil that came up out

about the first fossil that came up out

about the first fossil that came up out of the cave was the mandible with the

of the cave was the mandible with the

of the cave was the mandible with the teeth in place in a lot of South African

teeth in place in a lot of South African

teeth in place in a lot of South African caves you have bones encased in brescia

caves you have bones encased in brescia

caves you have bones encased in brescia which is the cemented sediment with

which is the cemented sediment with

which is the cemented sediment with pebbles and growls it’s a mess but this

pebbles and growls it’s a mess but this

pebbles and growls it’s a mess but this mandible right on the surface it’s just

mandible right on the surface it’s just

mandible right on the surface it’s just gorgeous

gorgeous

gorgeous the amazing thing is that this isn’t

the amazing thing is that this isn’t

the amazing thing is that this isn’t just a mandible there are so many more

just a mandible there are so many more

just a mandible there are so many more fossil bones just lying on the surface

fossil bones just lying on the surface

fossil bones just lying on the surface and possibly below each time we go down

and possibly below each time we go down

and possibly below each time we go down in a shift and every time we come back

in a shift and every time we come back

in a shift and every time we come back we bring up more fossilized bones once

we bring up more fossilized bones once

we bring up more fossilized bones once we bring them out of the cave we go

we bring them out of the cave we go

we bring them out of the cave we go straight to the science tent where they

straight to the science tent where they

straight to the science tent where they unwrap them look at them and propose

unwrap them look at them and propose

unwrap them look at them and propose initial IDs there are a lot of fossils

initial IDs there are a lot of fossils

initial IDs there are a lot of fossils right on the surface right around where

right on the surface right around where

right on the surface right around where where that piece was and the science

where that piece was and the science

where that piece was and the science team is gonna be able to tell a lot

team is gonna be able to tell a lot

team is gonna be able to tell a lot about what the rest of the fossils down

about what the rest of the fossils down

about what the rest of the fossils down there are