Fossil hunt and fossil prep: super rare crab, ear bones and we some cool amber

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I head off to a an area that I don't often spend time at to give it a thorough look at. The hunt started off slowly but in the end I found quite a few really good fossils! One of the round fossils looked like it could be a rare Actinotocarcinus crab so I prep that to find out what is hiding inside.
The prep took around 6 hours and was quite challenging given the shape of the fossil.
I also get a package in the mail, all the way from Lithuania. Jarek sent me some amazing pieces of Baltic amber!
This is footage from 2 days of hunting.
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[@Amberscape]

Briliant video as always! Sicks new finds , and thanks for the shoutout

[@MamlamboFossils]

Anytime! Thanks so much for sending me all that amazing amber 😀

[@a3skywarrior929]

Beautiful bursztyn and insect. I'm sure there's other smaller goodies in the others. Need to borrow my mother's Polish amber and have a look-see under my microscope. CHEERS to the both of you!

[@KarenUntz]

Amazing collection of amber!!!

[@KarenUntz]

We have several areas in GA, US where you can dig your own gems. Amethyst, aquamarine, smoky quarts and huge quarts crystals and points. A lot of others as well.

[@shroomieshrooms6551]

wait are you south african?

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

Glad you were able to crack the big stone & find it wasn't a "Great" find.. Much easier to leave instead of carry it home & discover that it was a bust... Thanks for showing us your journey.

[@QuestForDetails]

I got layers , I got concretions, nothing inside so far, lost of shells ect in the layers, you keep me inspired on the fossils , I'll keep checking, thanks for all the fun !

[@MamlamboFossils]

Nice! I hope you find something in a concretion soon 😁

[@brandonwelch6754]

It's always cool watching you prep your finds. Talked my wife into going hunting here in Ohio , USA

[@MamlamboFossils]

Nice! I hope you find something!

[@Fred-zn5xh]

I really like the rough surface of the crab you prepped, it’s very unique!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's a crazy looking crab!

[@lindalewis5066]

Beautiful beach. 🌊 Some great finds today! 👏👏 Love the double shell's. 🐚 I only have a Whale Rib & Vert. Would love to find an Ear Bone! So much to prep! So excited! 💃 Cool Crab prep! 😍 I collect Amber too. The insects inside are the best part. Subscribed to your gift giver. 👍💌

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for subbing to Amberscape! I need to find a beach with amber, it looks like so much fun to find!

[@lindalewis5066]

@@MamlamboFossils Yes! That can be one of your future videos! 🤞🍀

[@crashalot63]

Great video as always! I like it when you say; - Lets do a quick prep and find out! Quick = 4 hrs!!! Cool with the insect in the amber. Now you can start your own Jurassic Park... ;-)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha 4hrs is a quick prep. I'm 30 hours into a big crab atm. Thanks for watching 😁

[@crashalot63]

@@MamlamboFossils Yeah, 4 hrs is quick, especially considering it (the crab) has been waiting for millions of years to be "freed"...

[@astrocactus3910]

Love your passion and excitement. Your videos always manage to get me to smile and today I really needed it. Thanks

[@steveclark4291]

I just watched Amberscape's video and subscribed to his channel ! Thank you for sharing his channel with me !

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure! Thanks for subscribing!

[@kathleensue1]

I’m amazed how you spot those fossils. I’m new to your videos. My cousin who’s a Geologist was a fossil hunter as a youth.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm sure I miss quite a bit, but the more you fossil hunt, the better your eyes get I think!

[@c.s7978]

The Amber looks awesome, will be kewl to see that polished :)

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll give it a go soon 😀

[@c.s7978]

@@MamlamboFossils It has a natural polish on it so I would suggest starting with the 2nd or 3rd grit, not the lowest grade :)

[@tracey6038]

As soon as you said you're gonna prep that concretion, I have to admit I zoomed straight to the prep. Wow a spider crab 😊😊😊 . Yeah I did go back to watch the rest though and as usual totally enjoyed it😃😃

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hhahahaah you have to eat your veggies before dessert :D

[@billmc4673]

WELL DONE MR.M. ..👍 I'VE NEVER SEEN A CRAB 🦀 LIKE THAT, AMAZING. NATURE REALLY ASTOUNDS, WHEN IT PROVIDES BODY SHAPES AND EXOSKELETONS ..FASCINATING...

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Bill! It's a very strange looking thing this! I was surprised by that narrow head, I didn't expect it to be there at all!

[@saintends7302]

Amazing video. I love the cleaning included in one video. This is so cool

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it! I wont do it in every video but will combine it now and again 😁

[@Lilith-Rose]

From those two shells (the shell within the shell) it really brought home to me how the deposits I love to hunt the most here in the UK are very similar in age despite being totally different types of preservation and on opposite sides of the globe. Very strange how something so small just struck a chord of absolute familiarity while marvelling at the amazing crabs and bones youare finding over there. I love to hunt the red crag which is late pliocene to early pleistocene (lots of redeposited material weathered from the clays beneath, and absolutely jammed with those shells) and the underlying London clay which is early eocine. Im mainly finding sharks teeth (fresh from the clay, and rolled polished and redeposited in the crag), small fish and sharks vertebrae, fragmented whale bone and small incredibly hard and usually only partially complete crustacean nodules (virtually like ironstone and not really preppable in any way, at least for a complete ameture like myself). I have found a small mostly complete whale earbone which is probably my favourite from those deposits but I'm still waiting on that Meg tooth to show itself, I've knownpeoplewho havefound them, just a case of looking in the right place at the right time. I have found a couple of nice things from the jurassic coast, including a partial iguanadon vertebrae, but nothing really beats chasing sharks teeth for me.

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing fossils ! Also thank you for sharing your friend's KZbin channel with me ! I'll be checking it out after watching yours ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .

[@michaelhill9738]

Okay, I've finally gotten caught up on your videos! Fantastic! I love your enthusiasm! And the crab in this video... sooooo cool. Can't wait for more videos.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Michael! Glad you're enjoying them! Should have another video out in a few days 😁

[@michaelhill9738]

@@MamlamboFossils can't wait!

[@stevecorrigan5139]

That was a successful mission! I'm looking forwards to seeing the bones lurking inside that rock. Keep up the good work!

[@MamlamboFossils]

You and me both!

[@robertbeighter6336]

Love the shell shell, great prep on that spider crab mate!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Robert. It was a bit tricky, hollow bits all over the place!

[@Biffle-re3db]

Aren't you gald you cracked that big one open before you carried it back to your shop?🤭 Nice finds, I really like watching you release the crab from the stone. I have a piece of amber with ants in it. Looking for ward to the next fossil hunt.👍✌💖

[@MamlamboFossils]

Imagine it had been empty after carrying it 6km back to the car :D

[@Biffle-re3db]

That would have been quite the walk with that rock.....I enjoy your videos 👍

[@OzoneFineArtVentures]

That crab in the wonderful ball concretion is flat amazing! So different looking, how fun to work with. Lucky you!

[@АстемирУрусов-ъ8н]

! Hello from Russia, I'm your fan, the channel is very informative. Carry on!!! 💪

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying it 😁

[@Doxymeister]

Man, I hope that bone cluster turns out as interesting as that spiny crab! That is so, so cool! Looks like you did well that day, can't wait to see what's inside that "football" (American football, that is!) shaped rock. And that amber--just wow! That was really kind of him to send that. I'm definitely going to check out his channel. Just recently took up jewelry design, and I love amber--it doesn't hurt that amber-gold is my birthstone (technically it's topaz, but who's counting, LOL) Thanks Mamlambo, that was a lot of fun to watch!

[@MamlamboFossils]

His channel is really cool! I love amber as well, such a cool fossil 😀

[@paulettecampbell1647]

Amazing what a gift the Amber was. I love your microscope!! Let us know what species that crab was from.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's an Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi species 😁

[@trevorfeemster9081]

You're really mastering your production techniques and choices, great work!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Trevor! That's really encouraging 😀

[@sekishudai]

proof that xenomorps walked the earth, we have a facehugger fossil right there ! Alien vs Predator had it right all along XD

[@seanparchim9165]

I could watch you do prep for an entire video,just amazing to watch a fossil emerge,great show mate cheers

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

Good day even if it started slow. Love the prep on your little crab. Stay safe and healthy!

[@tracybranham8648]

Im glad that you left the two shells together.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I think they're much cooler together 😀

[@jackicomber8534]

Really enjoyed watching you find and then prep the fossils! And what a great gift!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, it's an amazing gift!

[@respectanimals2]

Wow amazing fossils , loved the vid can’t wait for the next 👍😎

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@ElisA-mo6mj]

Hello from Greece .Thank you for this positive energy that you have in all your videos .Im not an expert I search fossils in the mountain's and this bi valve you found might be a spicies of salt water clam in the family Glycymeridae the bitter sweet clams. GLYCIMERIS NUMMARIA .Thank you again wish you the best of luck for 2021

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Elis! I'll look into that species, I appreciate the information 😀

[@rawdognasty666]

i just love these videos thank you keep shining this content is gold

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@JJ33438]

how in the world do you recognize fossils in the rocks? its so exciting what you are doing. just fascinating. thanks for posting.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Just practice :)

[@sherylcrowe3255]

Another wonderful and fun video! I love your honesty ❤

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!

[@shawnlindow9608]

New viewer, new subscriber here.I’ve only seen one video so far. The large turtle skull prep. Phenomenal !

[@MamlamboFossils]

Awesome! Thank you! I hope you enjoy the videos!

[@angelwhite376]

You get Amber beaches in Russia on a sea around 1000 yards in. Its more dark orange you do get insects and beatles inside

[@marcwidner7526]

Love exploring with you. Brilliant Thanks for sharing your passion

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Marc 😀

[@marcwidner7526]

@@MamlamboFossils you're welcome buddy, 😉

[@frankierzucekjr]

I'd definitely make a Jurassic Park Cane with the amber with the mosquitoe or fly in it. That's awesome. Very cool

[@timebong8366]

This is so darn cool. Unique channel love it. This should be trending just saying

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks mate!!

[@StuartDavies]

Always fascinating!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Stuart!

[@jamesmichaelfreer]

Cool video! You’re ready now to start your own NZ dinosaur park! I find lots of fossils, whale, shark teeth, and other stuff I don’t know what it is, here in the Santa Barbara area, can you show us a step by step prep and the tools and bits you use and finishes you apply? That would be so cool ! 😎

[@MamlamboFossils]

I will do a video on the tools I use 😁

[@annsmith5861]

Wow, video chock full of amazing stuff. Thank you!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahhaa I did put quite a bit into this video 😀

[@jaimemorelos448]

Nice find I enjoy walking around with you well sort of speak .

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!!

[@peggylosacco8811]

Cool gift..thank you for showing..

[@beach7694]

Very cool looking crab. Do you think that it would be worth while to prep the bottom of it? Love the videos 👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

I might try that one day 😀

[@fossiladventures2926]

Love the crab , well spotted, and the amber is a great gift :)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! Now I know what to look for with those crabs!

[@bluecrab4167]

So exciting to get inside and see what you uncover!!!

[@MotoLego]

Awesome sauce.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha it took ages to edit this video :D

[@ethan5.56]

Those crab fossils are amazing. I wish there was a place to find fossils like that here in Arkansas haha. We have fossils but I’ve never seen a crab

[@anomalyy999]

It's kind of nice the original shell color is preserved with it!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah, it's crazy! I assume it's the original shell colour :)

[@iainking4256]

Hi mate, love the spiky crab, you will have to get really energised and prep the legs out, you know you can do it, we trust you and your pen. One question, do you know how many different crab species there are, it gets exciting to watch you find new types every now and then, same goes for bones. One last thing have you started to prep the head you found, not the big one, but the smaller one. I’ll stop annoying you now, Cheers from across the pond

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi Iain! There are about 8 fossil crab species in my area, I've found 5 or 6 of them so far. One is only known from a single specimen though :) I have a few other fossils I have to get to before I try and find these legs hehehe. I haven't started on the fossil skull yet (the marlin), there is still some research being done on it :)

[@iainking4256]

Thanks for the response, look I have all the confidence in you find all eight crab types, with maybe a lobster thrown in for good measure. I reckon that marlin head is going to be a real eye opener when you get it done, tell the people at the museum to hurry up lol. Well better go we are being threatened by a cyclone over here with rain, rain, rain and more rain making life very humidified. Be good my friend see you soon. Cheers

[@lazarogarcia3904]

Hey amigo ,grandes hallasgos,de la prehistoria, saludos.😊

[@MrWyvyrn]

I absolutely loved this video!

[@rickross2709]

Wow very unusual crab, great prep!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you 😋

[@KarenUntz]

Hahaha! We have mosquitoes in GA that must have teeth!!! Love the amber!!! Much love! ❤

[@mikes5637]

For a minute when you found that crab at 11:05 I thought you'd drawn it on with a marker pen! If you haven't already can you do a video on how concretions form around dead animals like crabs?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll have to do some research on that to get it right as there are a few theories / opinions on it :)

[@timtam184]

At 0:56 do you see the perfect heart shape rock

[@MamlamboFossils]

It is heart shaped! I missed it 😁

[@mab_visuals]

a random mention of lithuanian guy while I'm a random lithuanian guy watching this video ramdomly what an interesting world of coincidences

[@shawnguy3005]

Nice to meet you.

[@amandathurston2720]

I spend my days much like this

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's awesome!!!

[@Sarah-og3mp]

How are you lifting those huge rocks with one hand like its nothing. Do fossil rocks weigh less?

[@MamlamboFossils]

They weigh the same, lifting fossils is my version of going to the gym 😂

[@gaelicwarrior5064]

That's just what he wants you to think. When this man sees a fossil he changes into Captain New Zealand off camera.

[@peterd1459]

I just love your videos and finds. More, please!

[@MamlamboFossils]

More to come!

[@aztecworrior79]

Awesome video 👍

[@LC19853]

This was a random find and I love it

[@carolmccorry3053]

Hi, new subscriber today, absolutely fascinating. Fossils that are older than me lol.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahhaah thanks for subbing! Hope you enjoy the videos 😀

[@lenz9647]

Will you be cleaning up the amber with the insects? :o

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yip I will give it a go 😁

[@fossilwildlife5198]

Great video 👍🏻 with so much content (hunting, prepping, amber gift) Really enjoyed it 😉 Did you find this ear bone (15:22) in your locations in New Zealand as well?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it! That ear bone is from Australia, someone sent it to me 😁

[@joshuajackson6442]

Thank you

[@MamlamboFossils]

You're welcome

[@PhakdeeTodang]

Hello! The water you drip while carving the stone What is that water? and what is the last step using the brush to apply? thank you

[@RobertWorley]

beautiful amber

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Robert!

[@llihpmeHnevetS]

Just had a curiosity would it be possible to x-ray or CAT scan some of these and have a better idea of what your working with or direction to start prepping with?

[@MamlamboFossils]

The only thing that seems to work well is a neutron scanner, it penetrates the rock really well. X-rays not so much.

[@kirktingblad6667]

Very cool video! Excellent!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Kirk!

[@brothsalang1212]

i love your show and gets interested on this rock fossils , one day as i was walking near the beach , i stumble on this big rock , upon breaking it i've found a whole dinosaur on it ..... where can i sell this fossils.....

[@MamlamboFossils]

Get in touch with your local museum

[@Scientistgaming234]

i love this channel, i am really interested into fossils

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay! I'm really glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@jameysmith2999]

Great upload

[@bajen114]

What kind of chemical solution do you use to make that fossil to have that “ wet” look?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Paraloid B72, its a consolidant

[@elizabethboffoli913]

Love your videos❣️🦈♥️🦈

[@raygrange7312]

Excellent.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!

[@basvanderwerff2725]

I could swear at 10:48 you can see the shape of a shell in the top half of that one that looked empty.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's quite possible! I'll check it out!

[@sherikee1]

VERY HAPPY FOR YOUR AWESOME FIND,,,,,,,,,BIG OLE MEG YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@quietone748]

I hope you took that crab back with you at the end! Why does the music always cut out in this one?

[@patifagan6774]

Kool,awesomeness. Glad I subscribed

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too 😀

[@vanfleming1]

The other shows just don’t compare👎👎 Your curiosity and laid back demeanor makes the time fly. Sorry to be corny, but only way I knew to say it. Keep the shows coming. Thx

[@Tuner9069]

When you showed the mosquito encased in ember I immediately thought of Jurassic Park.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the thumbs up!

[@oneshotme]

@@MamlamboFossils You're welcome and keep up the great work!!!

[@steveclark4291]

Could pieces of wood been from a ship wreck or and old homestead ?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I think the are from trees that had grown there and been chopped down ages ago.

[@kerinholmstrom250]

That was an awesome video! Loved the shell on shell. Your vids are getting better & better! ❤️🇨🇦❤️ PS: why is it that every video I watch from down under has men sporting beards? Can't buy razors?

[@lawrencet83]

18:50 Are you sure that you didn't unearth the face hugger from Alien?

[@MamlamboFossils]

😱 I thought it looked familiar!

[@leonacrowley164]

Awesome stuff

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Leona!

[@conorcrowley6256]

I have to be honest, I get immensely jealous of your bone fossils given all we find here are Carboniferous and Silurian shells.

[@MamlamboFossils]

You will have to do a roadtrip!

[@conorcrowley6256]

@@MamlamboFossils That's the plan for when covid dies down again, your channel got me into fossil hunting again👍

[@frankierzucekjr]

Looks like the moon at 9:24 lol

[@jimmyzhao2673]

These are like *Very difficult* to open Kinder Surprises.

[@robertmarks2379]

Hi only new to the channel, I'm completely hooked lol so please forgive me for questions that I ask if the are completely stupid. Is the air scribe quicker than sand or shot blasting?

[@brandeni1785]

He finally cracks open on the spot turns out to be empty. That’s the breaks. Lol

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha fossil hunting is a bit hit and miss sometimes 😂

[@stevecorrigan5139]

@@MamlamboFossils Much like trying to find a sane girlfriend. Haha,

[@aserta]

That's the way the -cookie- boulder crumbles.

[@alikatts323]

0:55 The most perfect ❤ shaped rock! Right side of screen.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I missed it!!!

[@ronwalsh]

How might one obtain one of these fossil bearing rocks for some amateur archeology?

[@p.d.6110]

Разве можно отправлять янтарь посылкой, он же вроде как не простой камень, попахивает контрабандой

[@juliangutierrez6604]

Do you ever sell that crabs that you prep?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi Julian, I dont sell any fossils but thanks for asking

[@bradbrad9561]

Fly looked like Dolichopodidae or maybe Rhagionidae