A Special Find

Ryleigh parents kept running towards her to help her and they saw she is holding something in her hands. They couldn’t make it as they were still far. Her mother was worried because that thing seemed like a sea creature and which can be dangerous. The mother shouted, throw it down! Ryleigh didn’t listen to her as she was really excited and she almost forgot all her pain and was dancing on the rocks. Ryleigh started running towards her parents to show them what she has found.
She thought she was holding a massive bug but when they took a closer look, it was something else.

What On Earth It Is?

Ryleighthoughtt that she has uncovered some unknown bug when she first saw it. After she held it in her hands she was shocked to see that it was actually a fossil of some extinct species. You will be surprised to know how old the fossil was? Her parents were still in shock after they saw it, but even to them, it looked like a fossil. They contacted a local professor and what he told them was something astonishing. Ryleigh’s discovery of this fossil was about to change her life forever.

Professor’s Nod

Tammy knew one local Paleobiology professor, Dr. Colin Sumrall. When she told him about the discovery her daughter has made, he was really excited to see it in person. They scheduled the meeting and the very next day they were in his office. Ryleigh was so attached to her discovery that she was hugging the fossil and when the professor asked her to show it to him, she just didn’t give it to him that easily and simply showed him the fossil while holding it in her hands. The professor was smiling on this act of hers and just by the look, he knew it is something extraordinary. He told them that what she has found is an ancient creature. What is the name of the creature?

A Magnificent Specimen

Dr. Colin Sumrall explained, “It’s about as old as you can get.” The professor told them that what Ryleigh has found is an ancient creature known as “Trilobite.” What’s even more surprising is that Ryleigh found a fossil which is 475-million years old! And it was a full fossil which was not damaged from any place, which is very rare. Why is that? You ask. It is because, during the fossilization process, it is a 99% possibility that the fossil will break.
Surprisingly, Ryleigh managed to pull out the fossil without damaging it and she did it without using any instruments that are usually required. Life took a very beautiful turn for her after the news of 475-million old discovery came out.

Homeschooling Wins

After finding some 475-million years old fossil, Ryleigh has proved that homeschooling is not below regular schooling. Her discovery was the answer her mother was looking for when other moms questioned her of not sending her to public school. Tammy has proved that she is awesome as a mother but more awesome as a teacher. She taught her daughter right and she passed with flying colors. But this was a just a beginning and the discovery held more for the whole Tommy family.

Lots Of Attention

When the local news caught wind of the discovery they wanted to interview Ryleigh and her parents. What made the news more catchy is the fact that this fossil was one of the oldest ever found in the whole area. On one hand, Ryleigh was getting every attention and praises she deserved and on the other, there were scientists who were feeling jealous of her discovery. One of the paleobiologists Dr. Sumrall who found his first fossil when he was 20 years said, “It’s actually fairly unusual for someone to find a fossil.”
He made the discovery when he was 20-years-old and Ryleigh was just 11-years-old when she discovered this 475-million-year-old fossil. The time will tell what the future holds for her.