Find of a lifetime: I discovered huge fossil teeth and now they are radioactive

Holy clickbait batman! But really, I found some truly huge fossil teeth and they are in a vault until they are no longer radioactive 😀 I've been wanting to find some odontocete (toothed) whale teeth for a while now and I was really lucky to find these.
As far as I know, these are the first large fossil whale teeth found in my area, so this is quite a scientifically valuable find!
From the neutron scanned images, it looks like there is a number of teeth in there and some bone, maybe the mandible or rostrum. This is going to help me when I prep them as I will know roughly where to expect the teeth.
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[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for watching everyone! I hope you enjoyed it, I can't wait to prep these teeth!! If you enjoyed the video, please like and share the video - it really helps the channel out. I have more videos on my patreon channel 😁: www.patreon.com/mamlambo

[@nevaehsangel9620]

How exciting to find those ! New sub here, love your content!

[@MrChemStuff]

This guy's love of fossils is heartwarming and his tone makes watching his videos a treat

[@OutThereLearning]

Totally!

[@katelynwoodworth9989]

What a positive feeling to work so hard looking and then to finally find something so precious!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I was really excited to find it!!

[@DardS8Br]

Livyatan when?

[@oldandtired1434]

How exciting to see the roots intact! Beautiful find.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I know!! I hope there is one entire tooth inside there!

[@burningchrome70]

You always see people holding a tooth from something but you never see one with roots on it. This is awesome!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

**whistle** You have really been having a year of exceptional and dream finds, noble sir. Imagine if you could do this full time. I’m truly honored to be able to share some small bits of your marvelous adventures! (I didn’t even know they had neutron scanners. Very cool!)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Valiant! I'm having quite a good year for fossil finds!! I'd love to do this fulltime, your support on patreon is making it more possible!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

@@MamlamboFossils There’s another channel I support around the same subscriber count you have who just went full time KZbin. So I hope you are getting close to the possibility. I imagine it’s a scary and risky thing to transition to at first. But I don’t doubt you will get there. Cheers, noble sir!

[@Drone107]

By far one of the coolest videos I have seen from you! As a fossil enthusiast and a nuclear chemist it was two lf my major interests all in one! Thank you for sharing the scan too! All around amazing! :)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh that is awesome! you must have really enjoyed that neutron scan images then!

[@lilianfowler7988]

This is awesome. While I was sleeping you were out and about! Congrats my friend. I cannot wait to show Olaf.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Lillian! I hope he likes it!

[@southforkjim8980]

Almost 40 years ago, I had a relic from the US Civil War examined with neutron radiography like this. The neutrons activated a small number of atoms in the relic during the process, making it radioactive for a couple weeks. Neutron radiographs are almost the inverse of xrays. Instead of stopping in heavy elements like xrays, neutrons tend to stop or scatter on lighter elements.

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's a great explanation! Thanks for that Jim!!

[@jorrit.f]

What an amazing find and so cool that you send it to Australia to have it scanned!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm so excited to get it back!!!

[@Chris-re3lv]

That was wonderful. Looking at the scans and seeing teeth with preserved roots.... You are gonna have a fun time extracting these teeth.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's going to be quite a mission!!

[@neilhyland2409]

Amazing find! Also super cool that you were able to get it shipped and scanned within a week.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It was such a quick turnaround!

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

WOW, your finds keep getting better and better, congrats!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Carrie!!

[@lunarmodule7802]

Wowza! What an epic find! Very exciting! So happy for you and look forward to the reveal. Thank you!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I can't wait to get stuck into it!!

[@GaliSinatra]

Wow, how exciting! Looking forward to see what you can uncover of them. And of course the neutron scanner in Sydney is called "The Dingo"

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaha all their scanners are named after Aussie animals 😂

[@hazelsegnitz3254]

All that information !!! Even befor you start prep ! Amazing the prep you can DO befor even touching it ! Great find 🤗

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Hazel!!

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

That is a awesome find Morne! Congratulations!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!! I was really happing finding it!

[@alexandermelchers1497]

Wow, Morne! What an exciting find! Can't wait for you to start prepping it! Simply awesome! 😄

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Alexander!! I can't wait either!!

[@booga2059]

Fantastic find, congratulations. Can't wait to see how you use the scanned images to help with the prep.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I can't wait either!

[@jordonz555]

This will be an extremely difficult prep job ! Good luck to you bro !!! Well done !

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah, that rock is hard!!!

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

What an absolutely fantastic find, congratulations. Can't wait to see the prep on this one

[@MamlamboFossils]

You and me both! I can't wait to see what is inside there!

[@largent45]

Couldnt make the premier but that was an amazing find. I know you're just as over the moon happy and cant wait until your babies can be sent back to you! Wow! I am just so happy for you! Congrats! That was a major find and to have it confirmed by that type of scan? Just wow!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah, it's been confirmed by a few paleontologists as well as the scan! I'm so excited to start prepping it!

[@largent45]

@@MamlamboFossils Im excited to see you prep it! But lets wait until its not radioactive!

[@sandraanderson217]

That is amazing!!! Can’t wait until you get prepping this! Fabulous find!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Can't wait!

[@joannedevilliers6448]

Your joy and passion about your finds make watching your footage very enjoyable. It makes me want to walk on a fossil rich beach and find something so special.🙏

[@annehathway7737]

Wow! Your dedication pays off!! Congratulations! That is such a lifetime goal. 👏👏👏

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Anne! I'm really happy with having found it!

[@calnative4904]

Great find! So interesting, congratulations!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pathoodjoy]

So incredibly cool. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Efretpkk]

That was a quite effective thumbnail! (perhaps a bit too much, but not really for youtube standards). Would not be surprised if this video gets many clicks. Looking forward to a follow up of these fossils

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's not my usual style but it's good to mix things up 😂

[@Kirsten._._]

Wow, you’re having an amazing year for finds!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It started slow but really has picked up some speed!

[@Kirsten._._]

@@MamlamboFossils You’re killing it with the finds and videos! Great content.

[@susanselko-millman4889]

That is so awesome. I love getting my first look on patreon and then again on KZbin. 👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

You might have noticed slight differences! I changed it a bit after some feedback from patreons!

[@janetengle1851]

Wow, what a wonderful find! Congratulations!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Janet!!

[@bigmac2722]

So cool! Loved the scientific explanation of the neutron scan, I've learnt a lot!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it, it took ages to do but I think it was worth it!

[@bigmac2722]

@@MamlamboFossils totally worth it!

[@christineg8151]

How cool! I'm interested in seeing how the imagery affects your planning and execution of the prep!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It will definitely give me more confidence!!

[@wookiee1807]

@@MamlamboFossils Well, as incredible a journey as it's been watching your channel, I have LOADS of confidence in what you will do with this find!

[@sueparras6028]

Congratulations on this amazing discovery. I knew that with all of the walking of the beaches etc that you do that you would sooner or later make a really great find! Can't wait to see you working on them. ✌🇨🇦😀

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you very much!

[@junealaskanmal837]

Buzzing for you, it’s so satisfying to see you find a real treasure 💪🏻

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much June 😃

[@cliff2891]

Amazing find! Congrats 💪

[@dtruman123]

Congratulations, i cant wait to see the prep.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me neither!!

[@claudesarich6314]

Congratulations and Wow just Wow, what an amazing awesome find can't wait to see it prepped. Will it take priority over the penguin. Now that is a show and tell at the rockhound podcast.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I will have to go back on and show off some of my newest finds!! I will finish the penguin first :)

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* Love your finds.. You have some wonderful fossils & I love to see you Prepare them.. COOL.. ~ WOW ~ Radio Active.. Stay Safe..

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Leslye!!

[@rockcrazygal5166]

Man oh Man. You really are the real deal, when it comes to rare fossils finds!!! I love your Chanel and it got me out hunting my own. 🙏🇨🇦😊

[@floatygimpy]

Congratulations - what a great find!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!

[@Lilith-Rose]

Well that sure beats the partial iguanadon rib I got on my trip this summer, awesome find

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh, that sounds like a great find!!! I've never found any true dino bones!

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@MamlamboFossils cheers, it was pretty much a worst case scenario. It was raining and getting dark at the time and the bone itself is pretty heavily pyritised and broken into 1 to 3" sections in very dry and cracked clay, the top where it would have interacted with the vertebrae had weathered off and the first two sections had been pulled out and messed around with by kids (presumably just thinking it was fossilised wood, very popular beach for ametures and holidaymakers) I managed to recover most of it and get all the sections back together but there are a few gaps where material is missing either because it just wasn't present or it just crumbled to dust and crumbs in my hands. The distal end wasn't present but that had obviously occurred pre deposition so thats not a big deal to me. In total its about a 14" section from the top of a rib, and considering the only other really identifiable piece of dinosaur I've found was an iguanadon vertebrae from the same beach on a previous trip I'm still very happy with it. Pebbled bone is pretty common on the beach there so on this trip I did come away with a decent amount of that material along with a good number of fish teeth (lepidotes), a partial iguanadon tooth and one unidentified possible tooth. I did get some material for wet sieving that is rich in fish remains and some nice selenite crystals from another location a little way down the coast among other things so needless to say I'm already thinking about when I can make my next trip down, hopefully I'll be able to get there during the winter storm and scouring season

[@davidnieuwenhuis2590]

Congrats on your great find !!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks David!!

[@curtibio]

Congratulations 👏🎉!! It's so good to see hard work pay off!!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Curtis!!

[@karenashworth5743]

Hi from the UK ! Wonderful find. I have fossil envy ! I look forward to seeing the prepped specimen.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Karen!! I can't wait to see what is hiding inside either!

[@CraigH999]

Amazing find - I had no idea nuclear imaging was used in this way but then you see it and you realize it makes perfect sense ⚛️

[@lizzymoore54]

Fantastic find Mamlambo! Are you a paleontologist? If not, when will you be getting your degree? You should, you know. You’ve shown and taught us as much as any paleontologist has! ☺️

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm strictly an amateur but I've thought of trying to get my geology degree. 😁

[@beach7694]

Incredible find! I can't wait to see it prepared 😁👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

I can't wait to get into it!

[@lostduck8011]

What an incredible discovery!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It really is!

[@Paleos1000]

Wow - living the dream. Well done. Great find.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Hamish!

[@josephcormier5974]

Amazing and I like you can't wait to see the prep excellent video thank you for sharing five stars brother

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for watching Joseph!

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Incredible story and footage! Congratulations man! Can't wait for the prep work and ensuing hub bub about your find. ✌

[@drumfish2744]

Man those are killer, if you end up prepping it and place the finished product with your shark teeth (unless you donate to a museum) it’ll be really cool!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It will go to the museum, but I will make a 3D scan to print my own replica 😀

[@drumfish2744]

@@MamlamboFossils Nice 😃

[@laurat5143]

What a magnificent experience and find. Congratulations on your discovery.

[@johnfloydman7735]

Such a fantastic find 👍👍 well done 🙏🙏

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks bro!!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Well done you! Another exciting find! That scan can't be cheap! Wow! Can't wait to see you clean those teeth! Lol!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! Yeah I can't wait to see whatnis hiding inside there

[@GRANMotherH3N]

Omg that is so cool. Can't wait to see the prepping

[@MamlamboFossils]

Neither can I!!

[@MannyVanDelight]

Awesome story. So much work goes into discoveries like this one.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Manny! Blender probably took me the longest to get right 😂

[@MannyVanDelight]

@@MamlamboFossils it does a great job showing the process.

[@OregonRocks]

Wow what an amazing find and great video, cannot wait to see the follow up 😀

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!!!

[@Failedprodegy42]

Amazing find! 👍 Can't wait to see more.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too!

[@franciscahazlet4021]

That was fantastic great find very happy for you. Like I keep saying you alway come up with amazing finds. God bless.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Francisca, persistence pays off!

[@centauri9458]

Awesome find dude. I keep expecting you to find an entire juvenile plesiosaur skull. But this is awesome. Well done

[@MamlamboFossils]

Fingers crossed! they have been found around here!

[@centauri9458]

@@MamlamboFossils if anyone can do it you can. Dedication and a keen eye. You got ear bones, shark's teeth, whale's teeth, and even a penguin.

[@2wahineandadog]

Super cool fella - interesting to see it scanned and I can totally see how this would be of aid in prepping

[@tombarossavillage971]

Jackpot, how excellent, can't wait for the prep results

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me neither!!

[@JoeTheAlchemist]

Sample was cleared for return today and will be on its way back to you shortly! Great video, awesome specimen

[@Alan-ec9yb]

Incredible. I cannot wait to see you prep it.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me neither!!

[@silverback5033]

What an awesome find, I’m a bit behind on catching up with fossicking videos so trying to catch up. That is an epic piece, congratulations on finding that piece.

[@antanasv2642]

Just found your channel. It will change the way I look at the stones at the beach for sure :)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay!! Hope you like the content

[@bfarm44]

That’s just amazing my friend and how exciting getting that neutron scan.

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

What a very cool video, this is the stuff I love, very cool!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@Kerrsartisticgifts]

I found a limestone boulder on the shore of lake Huron in Canada which hss a fossil sticking out of it. The visible part looks a lot like two bananas. I don't know what they might be, maybe teeth? I took photos but I don't know where to send them for identification, any suggestions? My local museum wasn't any help.

[@MamlamboFossils]

If you send me the photos, I can take a look. Not sure if I will recognize it, but can try! [e-mail]

[@Bothriolepis]

The fossils in Ontario are Paleozoic in age so probably just coral.

[@Kerrsartisticgifts]

@@Bothriolepis , hi, are you located in Ontario? I've been enjoying looking at all the rocks so much that I'm getting really interested in geology and fossils. I used to collect various things that caught my interest as a kid. Maybe I'll start a rock and fossil collection in my 2nd childhood. Wiarton quarry has turned up some interesting shell fossils.

[@Kerrsartisticgifts]

@@MamlamboFossils , thank you! I've just sent you an email with some photos. You know, I once got a mammoth skull from the bottom of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic. I was working on a Dutch dredger, the suction pipe got the skull lodged in the end of it when we were sucking up sand to build an island.

[@Bothriolepis]

@@Kerrsartisticgifts no I am not from Ontario. I just know a lot about the different areas I wish to fossil hunt in the future. The lakes have different corals, crinoids, and sponges but if you get lucky, and I mean they extremely lucky, you could find a trilobite.

[@X1xmOOSex1X]

I’m stuck in the middle of nothing cool going on. Glad you found something as cool as that!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! Glad I could share it

[@tahwnikcufos]

Can't wait to see the prep video!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too!! 😁

[@13Odrade]

Waaaw great ! Looking forward to your prep !

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too!!

[@garnettoll9317]

That is awesome! I look forward to the prep!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too! Thanks!

[@sarejen6868]

That is so COOL! Will definitely give you a map for prepping. Low level radiation technology allowing to see so much. Congrats!!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks SareJen! Yeah, it's so cool being able to peek inside!

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Really interesting process and scan results footage!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonymeco]

Exciting stuff.. Well done Morne 👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Anthony!

[@Thorstein31]

wow, amazing! Only Australians could call a neutron scanner dingo! Hope you have a holotype for a new species - and they call it Mamlambosaur 😃

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh that would be amazing!

[@kareno8634]

"Enjoyed it"? My cheeks hurt from Smiling! W0W! Mamlambo, You're the one that would discover such a find. BRAVO! I laugh at carrying the 'B72', but no, That's Smart. Totally a significant find. Add more to my Learning list. *Thanks!* you know that killed my pat on back for fixing internet line after i Cut while cleaning up after storm, (it was not a root) but then - I wouldn't be seeing this. yay for us both. lol - i'd rather be at the Beach.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm glad you fixed your internet!!! Thanks for always leaving such cool comments, it always brings a smile to my face!

[@daningrim475]

Wow! A completely different finish to one of your videos. Judging from the importance of this find, what's going to be the end-game plan for this fossil compared to others?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll carefully prep it and then donate it to a museum after I make a 3D model

[@crashalot63]

Amazing!!! Congratulations on the fantastic find! By the way - where is that “ditch”…??? 😅😅

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahah it's the term for the Tasman sea, the channel between Australia and New Zealand!

[@NickVenture1]

Great great great. Very Eye Opening this video

[@annehathway7737]

These may not be shark teeth, but they are so much more exciting! Especially the whole tooth!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I think they are more exciting than shark teeth as well!

[@GabrielSestrem]

That’s pretty significant Morne!! So cool!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Gabriel!! Hope you're doing well!

[@kricketflyd111]

Amazing insight!! 🦕

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!

[@lonl123]

What a rush dude....and to think, that toothed whale died and got covered by silt at the bottom of the seafloor, long before Homo Sapiens even existed. Sense of awe every time I think about that. Great find. Hope to see the processing for this one.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's in the queue behind the penguin! But yeah, its crazy to imagine what earth looked like when it was alive 😀

[@ashleyjones7375]

Ohh brilliant... I can't wait for the prep vid... I'm off work after my opp. I may take advantage of my time off for small walks in Lyme Regis beach... but will have to drag someone along to do the lifting if I find some think good.. Can't lift at the moment 🤣

[@MamlamboFossils]

That sounds like the perfect way to recover from an opp! Hope you feel better soon.

[@toothpicktomo9964]

Hey man, loving these videos and shorts. Keep up the great work. Are there any beaches in Canterbury that you would recommend to go hunting on?

[@clintonneuhaus1818]

Wow I didn't know that this technique existed. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure Clinton!

[@siddupuy5666]

Fantastic find! Congrats

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks bro!

[@donnal.hanrahan2824]

Keep us posted so exciting !!!😃😃😃

[@MamlamboFossils]

I will!!

[@johnpayne2465]

How incredible. It means a serious delay and test to your patience while it remains radioactive though. I'm not so patient! Looking forward to seeing the teeth become exposed. BTW, how goes your penguin?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm almost done with the one side of the penguin 😀

[@oscarcarboni9826]

Complimenti! E grazie per i video delle tue ricerche. Saluti dalla Sardegna (Italy)... Ciao

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Oscar!!

[@Insideoutie]

Very interesting! These videos will be lots of fun.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks mate!

[@shoutatthesky]

That was so interesting! Such a nifty scanning technique!

[@michellericard4850]

I can't wait for a prepping video on this one

[@MamlamboFossils]

Neither can I!!

[@mikes5637]

Big teeth. Radiation. Godzilla's existence confirmed. Joking aside can't wait for the prep.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Neither can I! They are about godzilla sized!

[@stephenarmstrong7354]

Congrats on an awesome find!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Stephen!

[@seanparchim9165]

Now that's a wild find congratulations 👏👏

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Sean!

[@tashacano3324]

Dang that's amazing! Congrats on that find!