A bucket of fossil shark teeth and fossil Groot - fossil hunting in New Zealand

[@MotoLego]

A mix of great stuff, and what a great mail time gift

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Moto! It was an amazing gift :) And I see you're my first Patreon!! Thanks so much for joining up! :D

[@MotoLego]

@@MamlamboFossils I think there were others before me, but it's an easy thing to do when I watch all your videos and love seeing your stuff.

[@MamlamboFossils]

@@MotoLego The only other one was my test account :D

[@billrobbins5874]

The oddly shaped crab with the hump would be interesting to see. Mail pkg was very artistic!

[@lesterjones237]

Mamlambo is such a zen channel. One of my favorites.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you find it relaxing 😁 thanks so much for watching!

[@craigdickinson8247]

Was just thinking I haven't had a dose of mamlambo for a while and here you are dropping a fresh video.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's taken a bit of work to put the video together, it took a week to dissolve the siltstone alone 😁 hope you enjoy the video!

[@craigdickinson8247]

@@MamlamboFossils allways bud

[@alliecollin1748]

You're such a cool and knowledgeable guy....thank you for what you do...my 14 year old son and I watching your videos!🥰🥰🥰

[@MamlamboFossils]

That is awesome! I'm really glad the next generation are getting involved!!

[@adameliezer4723]

Hey paleontology student here from Houston, Texas. Your "unidentified tooth" from your video is actually a fish scale. Love the content keep it up!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for that Adam! Love learning so much from the comments, keep well. Thanks for ID!

[@adameliezer4723]

@@MamlamboFossils Yea np. When I was working at my museum before Covid, I used to do a lot of sifting through Permian material in a similar fashion to find small teeth and bones. There were similar fish scales then, so I immediately recognized it in the video.

[@luana1600]

Greetings from California! This was really a great video! Love the teeny, tiny shark teeth. The pics, drawing and fossils from Bill Mc are awesome!! 🐋🐚🦖🦈

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing finds especially the one with all of the different kinds of fossils in it ! Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your next adventure takes you ! Doing well here in Kansas .

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure Steve! Thanks for coming along for the hunt! Stay safe that side :)

[@paultaylor3926]

Watching this with my daughter, told her the unknown object you found was a pangolin egg, after her googling pangolin eggs turns out I’m a horrible father 😂. We love watching your videos, thank you 👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahhaaha I wish it was a pangolin egg! It had a definite organic smell to it. Very strange!

[@LouellaLikes]

Awesome gift. So many people love your channel and the positive content, and with good reason!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! It is an amazing gift! I am super lucky to have received it :)

[@liamcawthorne4269]

Hi Mamlambo! Was so cool getting to meet you at the CHCH gem and mineral show I was a bit star struck haha. I felt privileged to have gotten a sneak peak on this video ;) Love your work, keep those awesome videos coming!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Was good meeting you too Liam! Always good to chat to fellow rockhounds 😁 got a good one coming up soon hehehehe

[@salishseaquest7952]

Great Hunt! Great Shark Teeth. The rock @ 5:24 was a stunner! Had to pause just to take it all in. Gorgeous. Thanks for taking us along. I often think when I'm watching you march up the beach and we are a fair distance away from you, if you ever lose the camera or what the footage looks like, with you scuttling back to pick up the camera. Gives me a laugh every time.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaaha often time I have to walk quite far back to get the camera. I'm hoping one day I find something weird on the footage, like a strange sea creature playing in the waves :)

[@salishseaquest7952]

@@MamlamboFossils Would love to see that footage of the sea creature if you ever spot it!

[@tracey6038]

Wow. What a gorgeous sunset . Totally love the cluster of fossils you found. Another fantastic video. 👍👍👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Tracey! It was a good result from that bucket of mud 😁

[@centauri9458]

A great idea for a tshirt if you ever do a fossil guide service... I Went To New Zealand And Got Crabs 🦀🦀 😎

[@colombecouture7974]

Happy to see you again. I can't wait to see what will be next. Love your video. From Canada.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you so much! There will be more soon :)

[@margiebrown7436]

Beautiful scenery, nice finds. I can’t wait to see some prep videos. Great to see you out on the hunt again. 😊

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks 👍 More prep videos to come soon!

[@RESEARCHINGYOURROOTS]

Amazing shark tooth and fossil hunting video, Mamlambo! Thanks very much for your videos! Hoping you and yours are well and happy!

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@fiwarelli]

He makes me want to strive for being a more positive person. I definitely love to watch positive people doing creative things.

[@seanparchim9165]

Awesome finds and the mail in gift(diarama)was amazing indeed,thank you sir cheers

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Sean! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Anubis30224]

HUZZAH! The patreon has launched! Lots of great fossils in this one, those vertebrae must've taken a lot of effort to get off the beach! Just signed up for your Patreon, can't wait for the next video!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much for joining my Patreon! Preparing the first video for my secret project, Project Alby I think I will call it :D

[@Anubis30224]

@@MamlamboFossils No problem! I'm on there under 'Bjorn Krieg' my Patreon uses a different email. OOOOhhhh~ That sounds exciting! I shall count the days!

[@ethanhawtin7561]

3:07 I think that’s a sea sponge/ sea potato. I found something like that over on my beach in England.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Ethan! I'll go do some googling on that 😁

[@fossilwildlife5198]

So many tiny shark teeth... awesome!😃 The view through the microscope was pretty cool. And the huge vetrtebra is incredible 😲 I like also your website, its well designed with nice photos 👍🏻 Keep up your work and stay safe

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you so much 😁 That's such a nice message! It's a struggle to get any video through the microscope, I need to invest in one with a camera attachment but they are so pricey! Glad you like the website as well!

[@susanselko-millman4889]

The items you find is absolutely amazing.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Susan! I'm lucky to live in a place with great fossils!

[@bobm5500]

Really good video , worth waiting for .

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you liked it! It was a difficult one to put together, so many time-lapses and different parts to get on video.

[@lindacarruthers3423]

Do you need a yoke for your buckets ? Something like a milkmaid would have used , or perhaps hire a stray Sherpa .LOVE the diorama . Amazing talent .

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's a good idea Linda! I was wondering how I could carry them easier. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@rickross2709]

That was a fun trip, great finds, interesting shark tooth extraction. Thanks for posting!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it Rick! Thanks for watching it.

[@czcibor418]

Huge whale vertebrae and tiny shark vertebrae in one fossil hunt, not to mention other stuff. This is just great. Congrats!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! I really enjoyed it, even if it was rather windy! Thanks for watching mate!

[@lennynash8221]

Another awesome video! With all those tiny teeth you made me realize that maybe I should be using a smaller mesh when I go. I'm probably losing a lot of cool teeth. Great finds, keep it up man!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad it was helpful! Hopefully you find some tiny teeth as well, I only seem to find the tiny ones :D

[@Firstleg42069ha]

Awesome video! Well worth the wait

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks a ton! Glad you enjoyed it! Took ages to edit and export as it had so many different clips in it.

[@dom8151]

that rock with all the shells in is so awesome. i'd love one of those polished up

[@MamlamboFossils]

It is a pretty awesome rock / fossil!

[@loutra4782]

Great video again. It is beautiful up there👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah it really is a beautiful country! Thanks for watching 😁

[@MrGlennJohnsen]

Think that rock with the conglomerate of fossils is the most beautiful rock I've ever seen, it's achingly beautiful!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It really is so beautiful! And it stood out from all the other rocks!

[@MrGlennJohnsen]

@@MamlamboFossils will you polish it, if that's even possible? I can imagine that piece being displayed on a coffee table or bookshelf and be a real eye catcher that people will wonder about.

[@Paleos1000]

Thanks, once again. Most interesting. Thanks especially for the sieving demo. I have two buckets of Otaian sandstone that have teeth and so on in them but have been wondering what to do with them in a desultory fashion for the last three years or so. Will now have a crack at them.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Awesome! I hope you find some teeth in there 😁

[@randycaldwell9346]

I enjoy your videos keep up the good work! Have a great day!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! You too! Glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@Maccoye]

A guy like me, who love pet's rock ;) I'm going to binge watch all your video's !

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay!!!

[@danababcock2766]

Glad you found lots of shark teeth! A lot of the ones I have are small like that. But I like them because it is a challenge. Especially as I get older- I have to wear reading glasses to see them now...

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you 🤗 It certainly is a challenge, that's for sure! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@andypanda4927]

Wonder if Alaska beaches, having rocks very similar to what you are holding up for us, has rocks of a similar nature? Hidden fossils. . . Maybe over along the "Inland Passage" area. Never occurred to back then. Mite far away now to go beach combing.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi Andy, I'm not sure if they would contain fossils, google the area or ask some rockhounds. They usually know what's in the local area.

[@exzendar2523]

Awesome bones!! Cool diorama!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jeffbaran8036]

Awesome show

[@Dani_-ec4is]

The box from the USA is amazing ... 🤯. The findings in the episode are also very intriguing 🧐 ... 🤔.

[@raygrange7312]

Waiting for you to find a meg tooth😁 what a lovely artistic present.

[@MamlamboFossils]

You and me both 😁 yeah it's such a thoughtful gift!

[@mikeferman9979]

Awsome as always 🤘

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks ✌️ Glad you enjoyed it Mike :)

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Wow. I wondered why you were taking the material back instead of going through it on site. Those teeth are so tiny. That’s really cool. What sort of sharks would those come from?

[@alasdairblackmore2592]

What is that @5:20 - 5:44 ? Is it the fossilized stomach contents of an ancient shell eating fish ? or just a conglomerate of shell fragments locked in a matrix ?

[@whotknots]

Your mystery object could be a bit of the trunk for a tree fern or similar.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! I'll look into that, you could be right!

[@shelleymflorida]

The one that you said where is an unknown tooth? You may want to see if that’s a GAR fish scale. We find them all around Florida, they’re just a different color here! I love your channel because the stuff you find over there it’s totally different than the stuff we find here in Florida! I love learning how to look for different fossils in different places!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll look into the gar fish scale, thanks for the info Shelley! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel. I'm always so jealous of those big shark teeth from Florida :)

[@amayakawaii]

More likely a shark dermal denticle! (Skin tooth)

[@carpii]

love the vids. Wonder if you'd ever consider giving each find an ID, so it would be easier to find any later videos where a find is prepped? thanks

[@MamlamboFossils]

Good idea! I am doing something similar on my website, I will add a link to where it is prepped :)

[@carpii]

@@MamlamboFossils thankyou, that would be awesome. I just joined your patreon as a little token of my appreciation :)

[@MayMay8t8]

11:00 your microscope looks like a bugged eyed emu lol!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahhaahaha it does! I can't unsee it now!

[@animallover8409]

Love the video was hoping you’d post soon

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it! Took a bit longer than usual to put together, had to wait a week for the siltstone to dissolve 😁

[@TalRohan]

And here I am thinking fossil crabs were a rareity ...mind you its not easy to find ammonites and Belamnites in the UK except for Whitby where there are lots. The tiny sharks teeth are very cool, I can never quite get my head around the fact that theyre not actually fossilized but real teeth as they were in the mouth of the shark...weird what a cool day out

[@freewheels7544]

So i did somme online reasearch on my possible whale vertebrae and i did not find anny marine mammal fossil in romania , there are lots of similar ones near the carapatians in the targu jiu area , new species?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's hard to ID animals form worn bones like the vertebrae, but will be worth sending some photos to a local university or museum I think.

[@freewheels7544]

@@MamlamboFossils well i know is marine , it has the 2 simetrical holes on the side and is very dense , i know eastern europe was under water but is whale-dolphin like , i'l see what info i can find , judging now i don't think is new but look in paleontogy books in a few months for free-wheel-osaurus :))

[@NewZealandRocksDownunder]

Are the small teeth from juvenile sharks or are they just small fish?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Good question! I think the species of shark was quite small but can't tell you if it was a juvenile or adult. I don't know enough about the species 😁

[@bogmoggy9758]

Its never occurred to me to use pantyhose to filter sediment. I don't want to think about what Ive washed down the sink over the years. Immediate response was to ask my wife to get me some from town . Thats a conversation I wish we hadn't had !

[@zatoth13]

“Oh no...” “Stop it! It’s for filtering sediment for fossil teeth!” “I know. I was hoping you were a cross dresser or cheating on me so at least it looked-you know-NORMAL!”

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha I bought mine online :D It was easier than trying to explain what I needed it for in the shops!

[@Lilith-Rose]

I wish I'd known about using Sodium Hexametaphosphate for breaking down clays sooner haha would have made previous wet sieving infinitely easier.. oh well ill have to pick some up for next time.. washing your clay is easier with calgon after all ;)

[@cynthiarowley719]

Interested to know if you have a rock garden/rock collection at home? Too personal? Love these videos, ooooh microscope! Great detail in your presentation. Looks like a sesame seed bagel that had sprouted. I hope you saved it. Super interesting 🖖

[@MamlamboFossils]

I do have a rock collection at home. I've been picking up rocks for a while now

[@michaelbernoff5701]

3:10 looks like maybe a sunflower closed?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It smelled a bit worse than a sunflower, but it really does look like one! It had that fishy smell :)

[@joshuaclark1332]

you live a good life. i dont know if this is all you do but if it were, id say you live a worthwhile life. if it sounds like im envious its because i am.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I wish it was all I do :) Maybe one day it will be, for now I have to fit it in when I can.

[@anomalyy999]

It looks like some sort of brain coral - but it can also be a type of echinoderm (sea urchin). Whatever it is, I think it's dead because it looks kind of dried and washed up on the shore.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I was thinking echinoderm as well 👍

[@amandathurston2720]

11:48 unknown tooth looks a lot like a tiny nurse shark tooth to me

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Amanda!

[@ruthm4749]

Do you have a wagon to help carry back your fossils? What tools do you recommend to carry with you on a hike? Enjoy seeing your discoveries.

[@alaspooryorick9946]

Is there enough of a difference in density to use gravity separation methods like panning for situations like the teeth in siltstone?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm not sure if that will work, I might try it one day!

[@alaspooryorick9946]

@@MamlamboFossils I thought about it for another couple of minutes and realised that it will depend entirely on what the mineralisation is. The specific gravity of pyrites or iron oxides are definitely high enough to be pannable, but I don't know enough about fossils to know if that'd be true for other kinds :)

[@willbejamming1532]

Yea. My favorite programming of the year, Micro Shark Week. Time to squeeze into my tiny house, pour me a microbrew, and fire up my iPad mini. Sometimes, it's life's littleness that brings the biggest joys.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaha I'm with you there! Who needs those big 5" megs when you have 5mm dalatias by the bucket :D

[@OneRoundDown]

Homer says- Mmmmm Crab Legs! Aaaauuughgghhhh...

[@davielpietrobelli2319]

Amazing Place.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yes it was!

[@mikeforcerer8537]

amazing

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you! Cheers!

Estava com saudades de ver seus vídeos amigo Malambro...beautful vídeo my dear Friends.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much :D Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fossiladventures2926]

Thanks for taking us on the trip, some nice finds. Too many bloody adverts though !

[@MamlamboFossils]

Ahhh wonder if KZbin put the mid- roll ones on be default? I'll go check.

[@andrewroozen9151]

Went there yesterday with my son, found several interesting concretions that might possibly have something in them.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Nice! Its an awesome beach!!

[@nikovlad9205]

3.06 is it a dried up abalone slug ??

[@MamlamboFossils]

It could be Niko! I'll take a look :)

[@asadbutt7443]

what microscope do you use

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's a stereo scope that does 6.5x, 16x and 40x. The brand is Wild Heerberger which turned into Leica I believe.

[@alexandermelchers1497]

Those are some spectacular vertebra you found! Can't imagine finding something like that on the beach! Much be a partial skeleton, no? And, yes, even though the biggest pieces can't be hauled off of the beach in one piece (not even with your cart), it might be still be worth trying to get it off in multiple pieces - that is, if you think the vertebrae will hold. Otherwise they'll be just lost to the sea, and that seems like a real shame... :( Also, this sodium hexaphosphate seems an interesting chemical. Does it only work on clay, or do you think it'll also manage to break up uncompacted clay-y sandstone? If got an Eocene deposit I normally get the fossils out of by breaking the soil up by hand, which occasionally risks fracturing the fossils within. Sodium hexaphosphate seems like a way less destructive approach that I might give a try once.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I think it can be used to break up anything with a weak bond, like the siltstone. I haven't tried it on a sandstone yet, I see no reason it won't as it should just be the particle size that is different? If there were any diagnostic bones in that bunch of vertebraes, I would have tried to get them off the beach. Maybe like some skull elements :) I'm rather limited by space at my house so have to be choosy with what I keep. Let me know how that sandstone reacts to the Sodium HMP!

[@alexandermelchers1497]

Will do, though it may be a while before I get new stuff from that location, especially since access to the right layer is difficult right now. But I think it would make for an interesting experiment anyway ;)

[@bewbeezy]

I really want to know what that weird rock thing was that you found. I can look at human bodies but for some reason that little sea urchin/egg thing gave me the heeby jeebies.

[@jeromebartholomew2231]

How old are the shark teeth roughly?

[@MamlamboFossils]

They are mid-Miocene, maybe 8 - 10 million years

[@katelynwoodworth9989]

Love your channel. You recently popped up on my feed, glad you did! I hope you get more followers =>

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Katelyn!

[@johndaut2838]

We call them 5 gallon buckets, what do you call them?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hiya John. We call them 20 liter buckets usually 😁

[@peterpete3125]

Hello sir.I have a fossil that I don’t know what it is,can’t even google it. Would it be possible to email you photo of it so you can look at it?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Of course! [e-mail], I will try my best!

[@cynthiarowley719]

That was a memorable rock, 450#.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahah indeed

[@amandathurston2720]

I imagine I look a lot like you on the beach, collecting fossils with a backpack 🎒 on! Maybe a beach wagon would help with the bigger things? I can’t use one because I have a cliff to climb too. But might help you.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I do have a wagon that I break out every now and again!

[@mariabasham9972]

If you ever find another like the painted looking one, I'll take it, ❤❤❤❤❤

[@omegasalmonfish]

I... could have missed that crab

[@MamlamboFossils]

After finding a few, they really stand out :)

[@asafschneider3395]

I think the unknown tooth may actually be a placoid scale

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Asaf! I had a google and they look very similar, I think you're on the money there!

[@cathers2hbergerthe22]

No matter the species it shall always be groot to me, lol

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaha it does look so much like Groot!

[@Cakeburgahchips]

Hey I found a concretion that was shaped like a football and it has two brown parts sticking out of each side. I was wondering if it is anything or just a random rock, also great video

[@MamlamboFossils]

Send me a photo if you can please, [e-mail] and I will see if I recognise anything. Thanks for watching!

[@Cakeburgahchips]

Mamlambo ok thanks I will do that

[@Cakeburgahchips]

Mamlambo hi, I sent the email

[@pockettt]

The jagged shark teeth might be tiger It looks similar to tiger shark teeth I found in florida

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! I'll look into that!

[@jasonrice8066]

So jealous I can’t be there looking for fossils with you!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha it is a beautiful place for fossils that's for sure 😊

[@mainerockflour3462]

Definitely a shark Nursery

[@MamlamboFossils]

It looks like it!

[@butchh11]

Started getting withdrawals. Thanks for posting

[@MamlamboFossils]

Any time! This video took ages to put together, I had to wait a week to dissolve the sediment and then do a few time-lapses :)

[@clintongryke6887]

u/k tooth ?= hybodontid shark?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll check it out! Someone else said it could be a scale :)

[@freewheels7544]

M8... i have a vertebrae like that but only 5cm wide cuz it was worn out , and because of you , after 7 years i finnaly know is whale .

[@MamlamboFossils]

Awesome! That is exciting!

[@nissmopwer]

Watching this and my wife says you sound like the crab from Moana the Disney hawaiian movie.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaha I'll have to go watch that right now 😂🦀🦀🦀

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

Wish You could go to Florida and go out on the Boat for finding Huge Meg Teeth..

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too!!!

[@centauri9458]

I thought that scaly looking oblong thing was a dragon's egg

[@antonylimbouris1992]

Ekse you found an old seeded roll on the beach.

[@joannhempen8210]

I loved this video! Paleontology is a hobby passion. But in my area I can only read and watch videos. There is no where in Illinois, that I know, that has a good place to fossil hunt. Loved & Subbed!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it JoAnn! It's a great hobby and I learn something every week doing it. Thanks for subbing :)

[@amandathurston2720]

You can probably sell that strained slit to anyone who makes clay pottery

Wow my dear....,💜

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!!

[@brickboy8602]

that thing u fouend is a pengwin egg

[@hollyjensen7139]

I would not want to be bitten by teeny tiny prehistoric sharks. lol.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaha go Google cookie cutter shark 😱

[@hollyjensen7139]

@@MamlamboFossils I have seen them on tv documentaries. little buggers.

[@dherman0001]

Sell me a crab rock my guy? I want to bring one out of the rock.

[@nuniyoa]

if you ever visit the united states, oregon has some pretty fun sites! there's a beach called short sand beach where i've seen some potential fossils! from the entrance to the beach, a ways off to the right is a big ol' shale deposit :) the beach itself has cliffs on every side except for the ocean and further up the beach (nearer the cliffs) is a rock band which may have some fun things. i've seen several rocks with dark squiggly things embedded into it and i even found a little concretion with what appears to be a little sponge or other soft-bodied invertebrate in it!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll definitely have to make a trip to the States one day 😀 thanks for the tip on that beach!

[@elisabethgreen1268]

I think your mystery tooth is a cow shark...

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Elizabeth, I'll check that out 😀