Great video . To be able to expose the crabb after millions of years is remarkable . I for one enjoy watching you prep Fossils .

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob! This one was a bit more work than they usually are 😄

I love that you included the prep! These videos are so relaxing to watch, with the rocky beach and the sound of waves it is just perfect!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! It wasn't the best prep, the crab didn't want to play along this time.

I really appreciate that you contact the museum about big specimens - very thoughtful. Awesome nautiloid

Heck ya new fossil video! I love that you include a prep❤

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! I can't promise a prep each time, but I will try and do it now and again. 😄

@kcotfour

3 жыл бұрын

The preps are my favorite! I wish there was more prepping videos out there. You're doing a great service!

I am in NZ too. I looked for fossils a number of times at Birdlings Flat, South of Banks Peninsula, but can see from your video, that I had no idea of their appearance. Thinking back, fifty years ago, as a teenager, I was there and had been sitting on a rock for some time facing the sea, when I became aware of a large Yellow Eyed Penguin, just two rocks away. It would have weighed similar to a small dog. It must have approached from behind. The bird was calm and unconcerned about me. I shifted onto the rock between us, then slowly reached out to see if I could touch it. Once within eight inches or so, it took a sideways swipe at my hand with its beak and hopped onto the next rock. I’ll never forget.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a Yellow Eyed penguin in the wild, would love to see one! I mainly find the little blue penguins, cute things! I've been to Birdlings often. Great place for agates and petrified wood 😄

Easily the best fossil prep videos on KZread in my opinion !

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua! I need to get some other scribes so I can do some more detail work as well 😄

Absolutely love your quick prep work, brings the fossil you work so hard to find to life. Keep up the great videos. And thanks for sharing.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roddy! It is satisfying seeing what was hiding in the rock 😁

Congratulations on reaching 10K Also it was amazing to get to meet you last week, our family rated that as the best day trip to date. Thanks again for the inspiration. Kylie,Des,Bonnie and Austin

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kylie! It was good meeting you all as well! Weather isn't looking great this weekend, but the rough seas should be washing up some good stuff 😄 I managed to get those cetacean vertebrae back home, only took an hour to get them up the hill! Keep well and see you around 😄

Nice! I think I learn quite a bit when you show the prep work on your finds, stabilization, what you look for in the concretion, the stylus how you hold it and manipulate it just fascinating watching you reveal. Thank you for showing it!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks SareJen! I'm definitely still on the beginner side of fossil prepping. There are some true masters out there 😄 Keep safe that side!

new subscriber and fossil enthusiast here. your little laughs, smiles and enthusiasm made me want to subscribe instantly. really looking froward to watching more videos! this instantly made me feel "good".

@MamlamboFossils

2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! I'm stoked you are enjoying the videos 😀

Thanks for your efforts.. I have been fossil lover since always (very amateur) and I am learning a lot with your videos. Thanks a lot 😊

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lluis! Glad you're enjoying the videos, I'm learning an incredible amount as well just from the comments and reading up on what I am finding. Thanks for watching!

I bet that was a really heavy backpack! Great hunt and you are such great company to look for fossils with!

@MamlamboFossils

7 ай бұрын

That hill is a killer with a heavy backpack!

Thx 4 another interesting video . I've been trapped in my NY aprt 4 a long time with this Covid scare .it gave me the chance to watch all ur posts . Love what u do my friend . Best if all is that u do to . Its obvious ur living ur best life , u seem blessed with much . From ur craft 2 ur family. Good 4 u

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Hiya Ronnie! Hope things are going well over there, my thoughts are with you! Keep well and keep safe, hope everything blows over soon.

So nice to see Post malone enjoying his hobbies

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

I have never seen something like this before. Fascinating!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it Jan!

I,m happy to seeing your great finds. Even though its just a crab , its quite thrilling. Keep up your nice smile too...good work.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yip, it wasn't the most exciting find but I still enjoyed it 😄

It was a great hunt. Those birds remind me of our American coots. Thanks.

@MamlamboFossils

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

Excellent show and prep of your crab there. So awesome to have watched all these channels. Now we will wait until the next episode. Thanks for all your great shows!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Oh I just LOVE this thank you for sharing with us!

@MamlamboFossils

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Rose!

Very informative I would have never of guessed

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😄

awesome channel! you look so happy while you hunt ! love !

@MamlamboFossils

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

Thank you for sharing your super neat finds with the rest of us.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure John! Hope you enjoyed it 😁

Started following you at 100k a couple of weeks ago - now 103! Way to go - bon courage from a Saffer living in France 🇲🇫🇿🇦🇲🇫🇿🇦🇲🇫

@MamlamboFossils

Жыл бұрын

Baie dankie! Yeah, the channel grew a bit recently!

@MamlamboFossils

6 ай бұрын

And now at 500k 🤣

@suzilouden5964

6 ай бұрын

@@MamlamboFossilsI've been following your progress over the last year and what an epic rise. Bravo Meneer....you rock 😁❤️😁

Always love the preps!

excellent vid. Following and looking forward to watching again. I love that you show the whole process! Great Eye Education on how to spot fossils. You make the world seem magical again.

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Really glad you enjoyed it :)

I love your enthusiasm and attitude. Great videos. Thank you!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob! Glad you're enjoying the videos, this one took a while to put together with the difficult prep 😄

I love the prep very cool

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew!

Nothing like keeping your sneaky comings and furtive goings-on away from prying eyes by filming another great video.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that's true 😄

Excellent hunt and prep.

That looks like a lot of fun👍✌

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

It was a great day out!

Thank you for the adventure and seeing some nice finds ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there in New Zealand ! Doing well here in Kansas !

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! Glad you're doing well that side of the ocean. Thanks for watching!

@steveclark4291

4 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils you're welcome my friend !

Love the preps - thank you for including them

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! 😄

Another day, another adventure! Find more fossils and stay safe👍

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too! Raining hard here, hope I can get out and fossil hunt tomorrow 😄

@pratiwisuci717

4 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils Yeah, best of luck my friend... Show us more videos..

I love the way you keep in contact with the museum. You may discover a new species to the area or a new species all together! You need to bring your little red / yellow wagon when you go fossil hunting. I'm not sure it would be any easier though with all the cliffs and large concretions you have to traverse. Great hunt as always!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lizzy! This area wouldn't work with the wagon unfortunately, too rugged! I have one fossil with the museum they are still investigating, fingers crossed it's something new 😄

@lizzymoore54

4 жыл бұрын

Mamlambo, 🤞🏼! ☺️

I really enjoy the prep of the fossils.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tracy!

Beautiful presentation with that crab! A wonderful glamour shot of it, too

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you noticed my turntable 😄 I cobbled it together this week and it works quite well!

@Anubis30224

4 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils of course I noticed! You did it very nicely, was a fantastic addition to an already fantastic video! I hope everything going on these days isn't wearing on you, too greatly. At the very least you seem better rested :) As always, I look forward to your next video!

Good keep on publishing, I am suscribing, salutes from Guatemala, Central America

You're one of the few folk I've yet seen to take a midweek holiday and be happy to wind up with a sack full of crabs! lol

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

😱

@athelwulfgalland

3 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils All joking aside your channel is amazing and I love to see you working to unveil what's concealed in these concretions. I live in a region that is dozens of feet of thick dark brown clay, from a late glacial lake called Agassiz, with no stone to be found but the carved bedrock or glacially deposited stones. Alas there is no fossil hunting to be had locally...

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

@@athelwulfgalland glad you're enjoying the fossil hunting! Im working on a new video at the moment, hopefully I have it out this weekend still!

Super duper cool dude! Thanks Again ❣

Nice content! Would love to see a full fossil prep of something larger even if it takes a couple of sessions to shoot, I don't mind the wait! There are so few good videos of fossil prep out there that are longer than a minute or two.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

I'll put together some longer ones. I keep all the unedited footage 😄

The thing that has always seemed so profound to me is that whenever someone reveals and prepares a specimen they are the first human that has ever seen said fossil.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

That's true! What a journey for a little crab to go on, dying, covered in mud, fossilised and then displayed on the internet!

You are The Crab-Man! Great finds, have a nice weekend!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pia-Lou! I always think of My Name Is Earl when I hear Crab Man 😂

What an amazing hunt! I especially love the nautiloids, tanks for sharing!! :D

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed this video 😄

Amo seus videos meu amigo. here whoever speaks is a fan of yours my beautiful friend. beautiful spot my friend. really enjoyed! your achadis are incredible from Brasil.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄

Great hunt and prep. Tricky or not it's a really nice specimen. This new spot looks like it will be a good one.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed! Thanks Mickey! It's a cute little crab 😄

Another great vid.👍

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😄 Keep well Ray!

hi Mamlambo, congrats on the 10k mate and here's to the next 10k :0) nice crabs and love the prep and it's a shame you couldn't do alittle more but when it starts to crack it's best leaving it as it is :0) take care and have a good one :0)

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert! Yeah, that crab was going to fall apart, I could feel it vibrating in my hands! Thanks for watching and for all your support. Hope things are going better that side and that you can go out for a shark tooth hunt soon!

Great video man

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Mac 😄

Hi Mamlambo. Nice crabs man. Thanks for the B72. Appreciate mate...

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thiago! Hope that air scribe is working well 😁

Thank you for another great video.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Anytime! Glad you enjoyed it 😁 I'm hoping the weather clears up so I can use my camera tomorrow. It's not waterproof and it's raining pretty heavily at the moment.

Crab very nice!!!)

This is very relaxing to watch and entertaining.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😄 I find fossil hunting very relaxing so I'm glad the videos have the same effect 😄

Great video

@MamlamboFossils

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pamela!

Congratulations on 10k no surprise thow great channel great guy and great content ♥🤘

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad people are enjoying the videos, I've learnt so much from the comments and photos people are sending me 😄

Still loving the vids and it's great that 10k people are subscribed to you.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Moto! Yeah, I am amazed so many people enjoy the fossil hunting videos!

Good video thank

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Chayan!

Thank you

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

AnytimeA

Great !! Amazing !!

Wow, that nautiloid is something! So cool seeing a fossil like that found. My first thought seeing the birds at the beginning-"I wonder if they're mini modern moas", lol.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

That nautiloid is very cool! I have to go fetch the other one I left behind soon. Hope it hasn't been washed away! I think the moas were quite a bit chunkier 😄 Maybe more like the Takahe.

@1stladydjfirebird724

4 жыл бұрын

I was not at all aware of moas before I found your channel. Now I'm looking up the takahe. I never knew there were so many flightless birds! It is so cool learning about something that I would otherwise have probably never heard about. Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge with the world! 😊

That little crab turned out really nice! And I can't wait to see how the nautiloid turns out, what a nice one. Did you end up having to leave that bigger chunk that you talked about GPS tagging? That one was a bit of a head-scratcher. And what cool-looking little birds those are! Cheers!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It did turn out really well 😄 I did leave it behind, it looks to be some whale vertebrae so might go back for it one day!

More great stuff, my favourite fossil channel. The Pukeko are great, love Rails, thought it was a Takahe at first. Have you ever seen one ?

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

I've only seen the Takahe at a conservation centre, not in the wild. Beautiful birds though!

New subscriber and I already love your content. It’s so interesting and love seeing how enthusiastic you are

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing! Glad you're enjoying the channel :) Let me know if you have any questions, I usually get to the comments pretty quickly.

@HawkGirl69

3 жыл бұрын

Mamlambo Thank you!

Your voice is so calming. New sub !!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing! Hahah glad you like my voice, it's the only one I have 😄

If i ever invent a time machine. The first person ill invite to travel with to the cretaceous era is you. You look so passioned of what you do.

At one point of the prep it looks like a stone avocado. I would love to learn how to do this. Great videos!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha it does! Someone else has called it a avocado before 😊

Awesome finds!!!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

I've been eagerly waiting for a new video.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

This one took a bit longer with the prep being so tricky 😄

you don't find the crabs, the crabs find you!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

True! I think my eyes are trained to find them 😄

Very new to your channel, I've never seen a "prep" before, whats that tool you use to carefully expose the fossils you prep? Also, instantly hooked! You're very informative and I'm learning from what I've watched so far. I'm in the early learning of gems, stones and crystals. I'm always looking for fossils in rocks as I walk with my head down when I'm near any. I like your approach, keep up the hunts, loving it!!

Thanks

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😁

Very good finds pro⛏🤩

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😄

Interesting video😁

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

New video hype!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! 😄

Will you film the nautiloid prep? That looks absolutely gorgeous. Your crab preps are always exciting. Thanks for taking us along.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I will! I'm tempted to cut it lengthwise to see those chamber and then have it polished 😄

The crabs are soo cool

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

They really are!

Amazing. New follower. Where are you? I am intrigued that the accepted theory is the smooth round rocks got that way by water erosion, yet the delicate legs of crabs stick out in places. Of rolled round like river rocks supposedly are they would be broken off. I would love to film some of these and cut a few in half on my lapidary saw. Thank you, very very cool!

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much John! There are quite a few theories of how the concretions form, is it precipitated around a nucleas or part of the decomposition process? I havent seen an explanation for the ones in this area yet. Hope you enjoy the videos!

Happy 10k!!!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

🎉 Thanks! Never imagined so many people would be interested in fossil hunting in New Zealand 😄

Hi,have you ever tried splitting like with a minute boulders,they look similar,and you could developer the nack of reducing the weight,by reduction napping/splitting.thanks for sharing the fascinating geology/paleontology of your locality

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Liam! I have done that on the larger pieces where I am sure it won't split into the fossil, most of the time I just carry the entire piece as I don't want to risk damaging the fossils 😄

I've Always looked at Rocks and Stones 'seeing' things 'in' them. All thought i was crazy. lol So I'm NOT crazy? 8 ) Now i need to learn of this 'Fossil consolidant' you speak of. *THANKS!*

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😁 I hope you find some fossils soon 😁

I swear that second find is vertebrae! And you did make that link yourself. It looks uncanny! Unfortunately the UK apparently doesn't yield as many fossil. (So they say) but they are millions of species. Your making me also want to find a crab now I know the look! Was completely unaware

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

It could well be a vertebrae, it had that look 😄 I hope you do find a crab over there in the UK. I wonder if they are found there on the Jurassic coast?

@mpb6491

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I dont even live on the right side of UK. But if I know anything. It's just we haven't found the rare fossils that exist under our feet yet on the east coast 😁. I check the beach as. Even if it isn't known for fossils I have a 5% chance 😂😂

I love your channel!! ,,,🧡

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hali! Glad you're enjoying it 😁

How do we learn how to expose any Fossils from the rock they are inside ? Your videos are so down to earth and soooooo interesting

I love watching your exploits, i'm fossil hunting by proxy. On a different note, i'm still waiting patiently for the big skull prep.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendy! As soon as I am confident in my acid prepping skills I will start on it. It will take a few months though!

I know this video is now 2yrs old, but you might consider running that nautiloid thru a rock saw, to remove the damaged portion and reveal the interior structure. Just a thought

Superb nautiloid. the fossil nautiloids where I live are rare and for some reason there’s often a little pie piece missing in a unusual place. Although one I found has a couple of bite marks from a shark on it so maybe the reason the little section is missing is because the shark bit it of😂

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

I've only found two before this trip, so they aren't common here either, and they always seem to be pretty broken when I find them, they must have been quite fragile. Amazing that you found one with some shark bites!

@vancouverislandhistoricall8972

4 жыл бұрын

Mamlambo yes there is actually evidence that the remaining part of the shell that hadn’t been broken up likely slipped out of the Cretaceous sand tiger shark or goblin shark’s mouth and sank to the bottom of the ocean floor. Just a educated guess.

@vancouverislandhistoricall8972

4 жыл бұрын

Mamlambo amazing how fossil can have story’s to tell hey

@vancouverislandhistoricall8972

4 жыл бұрын

Mamlambo thanks

I would soo grab that big fossil. Itseems so interesting.

WOW!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

It was a pretty amazing fossil! 😄

New Zealand must have been simply covered in crabs at one point.

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

I think so, I find them in the weirdest places!

3:20 I’d imagine that’s how a lot of fossils are made!

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Yip, especially if that was in some mud!

I would be really interested to see a video or your collection if possible

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

I'll put one together at some point 😄

Did area is sooooo important. WaW . I dream dat I wok ans find stone and the creb. Sooo Nice 👍🏼. Nice work jou dowing👍🏼 the animal in the dteen o like. I have seen that in the USA you can find fish between the layers of stone, like a beak of stone. sooooooooo moooiiiiii

@MamlamboFossils

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Ive always wanted a fossil crab

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

They are really cool :D

@EricWoodyVariety59

4 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils yep

I would absolutely love to have a crab or nautilus concretion that I can either prep or that’s already prepped

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

They are very cool fossils! I think there are some nautiloid ones you can buy online from the UK.

I’d love to find my own fossils tho I need the proper preparation tools to get them nice and beautiful

Wow, is this a special beach? there are similar beaches where I live, can i find crabs there too? 😯

I was in Amsterdam got loads of crabs

I live in New Zealand too, also moved from SA. I live in the South Auckland area. Do you perhaps know where I might go looking for fossils around here? I have heard that the Port Waikato area might have some. Wouldn't even know where to start ha ha

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy! The best place I know of in the North Island is the Taranaki coast, they have some incredible fossils there, some very large crabs as well. 😄 Groete daarso!

I love this stuff but I could never do it . I’m not that patient lol .

It looked like that seagull was on a nest in the cliff and it collapsed, given the angle of its head. Love baby pukekos with their fluff.

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Strangely, I don't often see sea gulls around. They seem to be more prevalent where people go regularly 🤔 your theory about being on a nest makes sense!

@ccccarriemchardy9216

4 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils Then thinking about it some more, the shags you show can nest in trees, maybe its a shag? - The beak should tell you whether its a gull or shag.

When adding consolidant, does any overflow make the matrix harder to remove?

@MamlamboFossils

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it goes on the matrix but doesn't seem to make it harder to remove. The layer is so thin that the scribe just goes straight through it. The glue is a bit more difficult if it gets on the rock.