A young man named Aaron Smith from the UK, is seriously interested in searching for geological treasures. The 23-year-old young man lives in the town of Whitby. Free from his studies, the student fully dedicates his time to his hobby.
One day, walking along the beach in Sundsend, he found a round smooth object of golden color among the stones. In appearance the find resembled a cannonball. Later, scientists were able to find out that it was “dragon gold.
Smith’s find does not belong to the category of precious metals, but it is of historical value. It is a mineral called pyrite, mistaken for gold. He then shattered the stone and was astonished to find a fossilized prehistoric animal inside, underneath a layer of lime congealed Jurassic-era spiral-shaped molluscs. It is worth noting that they are very well preserved to this day.
Approximately 185 million years old!
For the young researcher this is not the first artifact worthy of close attention. The young man regularly finds various stones and other prehistoric treasures on the coast. Over the years the guy has accumulated a very impressive collection of such fossils. The Briton willingly shares his discoveries with an army of his social media followers. He regularly publishes new pictures. The Instagram page contains numerous photos of rare specimens.
Aaron Smith’s find was certainly of interest to the media. In an interview, the young man said that anyone can find such a rare sphere if he wants to. True, it is necessary to have a lion’s share of patience, because the search can last for many hours. Finding members of an extinct class of cephalopod mollusk, especially on the coast of Great Britain – it is a great luck, says Smith. The young man showed off his impressive collection of fossils, which he cherishes at home. He is not going to stop at what he has achieved. Any collector could envy such rare specimens of prehistoric animals.
The student spends a lot of time on the coast in search of new treasures. The young man is fascinated by the very process of search. According to Aaron, after a storm, if you are lucky, you can find rare stones and slates with “stuffing” inside. Especially if you walk along the Yorkshire coastline. Investigations later fully confirmed Aaron Smith’s hunch: the stone had been deep under water for a long time. Today, perhaps the most famous cephalopod molluscs are squid and octopus. Someday they, too, will become historical artifacts.