Fossil hunter finds potential fossil skull (bonus mailbag)

I explored a secluded beach in New Zealand and found a few interesting fossils. One of the rocks containing bone looks like it might have the right shape for a fossil skull! It's going to take a few months to prep it and see if it does indeed contain one.
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[@MamlamboFossils]

Please give Grand Treasure Bay a follow, let's see if we can get him past 1000! kzbin.info/door/5FlfDj9Ne2C5RWY5KL5h0Q

[@HiPumpkin50leslie]

Done! ☺️

[@lindalewis5066]

I've subscribed!

[@bushyman477]

As a geology student we would always carry around a laminated Grain Size Indicator to help easily correctly identify...grain sizes - Mudstone is more a of a category which can be split into Siltstone and Claystone, which claystone being the finest (grains are unidentifiable with hand lens, but siltstone can only just be detected). Also another brilliant way geologists use to detect difference in grain size is taste. We can easily distinguish the difference between clays and silts with out tongue (we just love rocks that much) :D

[@MamlamboFossils]

I love this so much!! Thanks for all the great info, I must look into getting a laminated card like that.

[@Spadookie]

I think at one point we all had a rock in our mouths.

[@f0-f09]

So that's why we learned russian sea cows tasted like almonds

[@yeetme2065]

Bro I'm not even a geologist, but I (15-18 years old) took a land judging class in my high-schools FFA for 3 years. I was the best at our school and 3rd best in our county 😁 11th in the state. I know exactly what you mean by taste, that's how I became so good. My grandpa taught me the trick of tasting the soil. I could feel and taste the amounts of loam, clay, and sand were in the soil, at the end of the day I'd have it narrowed down within -/+ 2-3%. Now I'm 23, and I'm more of a amateur archeologist I only search for and collect native American and ancient human artifacts. I've been interested in archeology/paleontology since I found my first crinoid fossil at 7 years old.

[@CoolSpongebobSquarepants]

So u lick at rocks as a job, where can I apply?

[@FeMelch]

Your content is fantastic-no need to apologize for factors out of your control (wind, neighborhood dogs, or otherwise). ☺️ Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Sarah! I really appreciate your positivity!!

[@ofelsewhere13]

Neighborhood doggo just wanted to say hi! 🤣✨🐕

[@billrobbins5874]

You think about getting with your penguin fossil friend and take a try at finding a penguin again? Would really like to see you find one. Your genuine interest in fossils is amazing. ♥️🐧♥️🐳♥️🐬♥️🦀♥️🦕♥️

[@Bothriolepis]

Your vids always cheer me up. You are one of the few people who kept me into fossils over the past few years. Amazing finds btw! Maybe it’s a penguin lol.

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's awesome!! The bones look a bit solid and thick for a penguin, but maybe a cool skull!

[@GrandTreasureBay]

I really hope that is a dolphin skull! What an amazing find that would be! So glad you enjoyed the old rocks haha. You were one of my early influences to make more quality content in the beginning of my KZbin journey. What were the birds in the opening part of the video? They remind me a bit of the Piping Plover we have here in Michigan. Also thank you for the shout-out!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I love those Petoskey stones!! So smooth as well, the birds are some kind of oyster catcher I think. Someone might know the correct name for them. Hopefully this brings you closer to 1000 subs, thats the most difficult milestone I think!

[@GrandTreasureBay]

@@MamlamboFossils I'm so glad! I'll do a google search and see if I can find something that looks like what you saw. Love the wildlife shots in your video. It's a whole new world to look at over there. I still remember the seal lion that was sleeping lol.

[@seekernz7790]

Probably the South Island pied oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) ,possibly (Haematopus longirostris) as they sometimes wander across from Australia.

[@impunitythebagpuss]

I've subscribed to your channel now...I love videos from Michigan. Some spectacular rocks around those beaches!

[@GrandTreasureBay]

@@impunitythebagpuss Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@gardeneroflight]

Way back when I had the pleasure of knowing an elderly rockhound couple. She had a wonderful collection of calcite seashells. Yep, solid calcite! So you might want to keep that in mind when you see JUST calcite in a concretion. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures!

[@ivanbalog3426]

I find myself watching at your content mesmerized and waiting to see what you found. You have a great skill of interpreting and recognizing the parts. Great work!

[@HiPumpkin50leslie]

Loved the scenery & the sound of the ocean!! Looks like such a lovely day! Hope you find something awesome! ♥️

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Leslie!!

[@mikes5637]

Can't wait to see you extract that 3D-printed dolphin skull which you so obviously encased in cement, lol! BTW, the other half of that empty deposit on the beach was behind it.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh thanks, I'll go check it out!!

[@sandmaker]

What a fun time! The mystery continues. Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! I can't wait to see what is inside there either!!

[@lindalewis5066]

I would love to see a video of you polishing the large Petoskey stone, as well as prepping the "skull" rock. You're so amazing at what you do & I learn so much from you. Love that petrified wood slab too! 👍❤️

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!! I love that pet wood as well 😀

[@MotoLego]

Also. The secret project is well worth the Patreon commitment.

[@RufotrisRootedRockhound]

Awesome stuff as always! 🤘

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!!

[@risflo_]

Can't wait to see what's in the rock! Keep up the good work!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Floris!!

[@skoitch]

Please please please, make a time lapse video prepping the “possible skull”

[@MamlamboFossils]

Ill do that 😀

[@ihopeyouenjoyedreadingthis2030]

Here here! I Agree!!

[@sarejen6868]

Nice treasures you found and received! Wouldn't mind finding chunks of petrified wood on my doorstep! Can't wait to see what that concretion is hiding too. Thank you for sharing!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure!! Hahaha it was a great surprise!!

[@kareno8634]

HI! Thanks so much for the walk by the Sea, Waves and Sights of Treasures. Crabs first come to mind when pointing to those smooth round to oval stones. lol maybe my inner desire showing. Waiting to see what's in this new find. Cheers!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Very intriguing find! Thank you for the video.

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure!!

[@sandraanderson217]

Can’t wait to see what you found! Stay safe!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Sandra!

[@2wahineandadog]

The petowsky is stunning - what good fellow fossil hunters you know - glad for you

[@rockcrazygal5166]

Loved this! Your a rock hounds dream.cheers from Ontario!

[@kaylingainer3864]

Oh my!! That big carboniferous age "coral", looks like it has some surprises, hidden just beneath the matrix! Can't wait to see It's full potential!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Its a really big chunk, I love it!!

[@danarobinson8831]

Hello from Gaylord, Michigan, about 30 miles from Petoskey. ! It is pronounced Pe-tah-ski. I didnt expect to see Petoskey stones when I clicked on your video.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Dana, those Petoskey stones sure are beautiful!!

[@danarobinson8831]

Have you seen Charlevoix Stones? THey are another stone found only here in Northern Michigan.

[@rossgraveley]

I love watching you videos there interesting and you find such amazing fossil

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Ross! I'm really glad you are enjoying them 😀

[@helenrichards2679]

At 3.32 in the video is an empty “rock”but the other half is behind it and it looks like the top of a crab,am I right in thinking that’s what it could be.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It could well be! That place has so many crabs!!

[@tomheater6149]

Always a pleasure

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Tom!

[@margiebrown7436]

@Mamlambo Fossils 13:25 there are a few of us here in the states that have dubbed this stone “galaxy stone” because it looks like the galaxy when it is cut. 🥰

[@MamlamboFossils]

I can see why they call it galaxy stone! It's really beautiful 😀

[@jonathanstokes5069]

Love your channel.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!!

[@riverAmazonNZ]

It looks promising, whatever it is!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I hope it's something identifiable!

[@crippleincorporated2695]

I live in Michigan! There’s a city called petosky. I have yet to go there. It’s on my “to do” list though!. Oh just realized these are from Michigan 😂. I went ahead and followed Grand treasure Bay.

[@Lunamagpie33388]

I cant wait for you to prep it

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's in the acid at the moment!

[@Lunamagpie33388]

@@MamlamboFossils so exciting!!!

[@josephcormier5974]

From the open shot I thought dolphin excellent video great content thank you sir five stars

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Joseph!

[@flesh-eatingbugs1356]

What solvent do you use for your paraloid and what concentration? I use ratio of 1:10 by weight with Acetone and have had good luck as a clear coat on contemporary skulls to prevent moisture cracking (taxidermy small game animals mostly). I would like to use it as a glue for securing teeth and repairing damaged bones, but I find that large bubbles form at much higher concentrations (2:10 or 3:10) when the solution is too viscous. The acetone is so harsh as well. I wear a respirator of course, but I wonder if there is a friendlier solvent that works just as well. What is your experience using it? Thanks much!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I start off with a very thin concentration and then add a few more beads if it's not thick enough, I have a thin, medium and thick jar of it and then use it depending on what I need. I've heard that isopropyl alcohol might work but never tried it. It's best you check with a conservator as they will have knowledge about working on modern bones.

[@NoSuffix]

Amazing! I can't tell there’s fossils inside even if you put the stone right under my nose.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It takes a bit of practice 😁

[@joshuajackson6442]

Thank you

[@MamlamboFossils]

You're welcome!!

[@marcussmart3275]

I have learned much from your videos. Thank you for producing them. I have recently found a meter round mudstone ball with a layer below that was another sedimentary rock. The mudstone had dried quickly in the sun and cracked all over. I contemplated doing some destructive exposing to see what was inside,it was so cool I decided to leave it. Well someone was watching me apparently and they broke it by smashing it with a large rock. There's half a turtle shell and a tooth that are split in two that I can see. Now I need to remove it before it's destroyed more. I'm just getting started with fossils and lack the experience to get the concreation into transportable pieces. Is there a way to break it at particular points as to not ruin more? Or is it a matter of putting the pieces back together with epoxy? I have cold steel chisels but I feel that will be a very long process as the two large pieces are 3/4 the mass split in two.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi there, send me an email with some photos and I can send you some ideas, also what country you are in: [e-mail]

[@harryasstruman3101]

I was hoping you'd unwrap a cheeseburger I'm starving 🍔 Enjoyed your video thanks

[@MamlamboFossils]

Now I'm hungry as well 😀

[@ruminaskelly6228]

잔잔한데 엄청 흥미로워요. 재미있게 잘 봤어요. :)

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@mutt3162]

That's really neat! I hope it's a skull. Those rock from GTB are amazing. I wonder, have you got an Oklahoma Rose?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I don't have one! I'll have to go Google it, thanks for watching!!

[@mutt3162]

@@MamlamboFossils they're sandstone. Really neat.

[@mutt3162]

@@MamlamboFossils you're welcome 🙂 love your channel

[@spikewillow4552]

It'll be cool to see whats inside. An never listen to the fools of this world they like to speak a lot, Cement ! lol you know what your doing so just laugh at their stupidity & carry on doing what you do brother.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahah thanks Spike! There are a lot less cement comments these days 😀

[@bobrobert1123]

Michigan native here, its pronounced peh-TAH-ski

[@MotoLego]

Question: For the calcite nodules, would it have been a jellyfish cavity? I've always wondered what the shape would be.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I've wondered the same thing but I'm still not sure! A jellyfish or other soft bodied creature could work! Maybe one day I will find the imprint of the tentacles!

[@mariehillard1742]

I enjoy your fossil resurrection. Yesterday I discovered another channel where you are looking for agate. My favourite stone! Fingers crossed that there is something fabulous in this concretion! All the best from the land down under lol

[@geliam9730]

So , was that a skull ? And how did it turned out?? I was searching to see an update on that one , but couldn’t find one,please do one , cuz I can’t think of nothing else now , 😄😳😳☺️! Amazing things you do , it looks so much fun , and makes me wander if I can find any fossils by the black see Russia. Maybe you could enlighten me about that ?😊 With respect , your fan .

[@earljohnson2676]

Those from Michigan rocks oh never mind different dude

[@MamlamboFossils]

😀

[@vinnyshadow3853]

I’m in Canada so it might be a foolish question, but where do you buy the consolidant from?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Conservationsupplies.co.nz but I've seen it on ebay as well. I think its called vinac as well

[@vinnyshadow3853]

@@MamlamboFossils great thanks. Love your vids. Feels like I’m walking the beach with you. Gives me that thrill of the hunt feeling I crave. Cheers

[@jacob.tudragens]

Prehistoric Punisher!

[@chubbrock659]

So is consolidant like a glue that holds the bone together while you cleaning it up?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Consolidant strengthens the fossil by seeping into all the cracks and leaving behind like a plastic. It also protects the bone from the acid.

[@timothycampbell9718]

The still of the skull , 9:19, looks like a foramen Magnum ,the hole at the back of the skull, maybe

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh I would love it yo be a skull!

[@josephgirone2712]

What is the tool you are using to clean up the fossils?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's called an air scribe

[@chriscarter225]

Look like a slice of chocolate cake 🎂 nice finds.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!!!

[@margaretasaarenpaa4239]

The wood piece looks like art. Weird how you can see things in the pattern . I see a women on a horse. With tree or some greenery 😊

[@timhurd6855]

Whoever accused you of the concrete thing. They are the ones that have some concrete between the ears 👂.

[@MamlamboFossils]

😀

[@A.R.77]

So General Grievous ultimately ended up on Earth?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It does look like him 😃

[@Kal311975]

Was it a skull? did you make a video? link?

[@dannymack1196]

Does anyone else see the shape of the first punisher skull in that thumbnail image?

[@alexllima]

Hi, have ever seen a channel called Mud Fóssil University? If so, do you have any opinion about their theories ?

[@nuclearwinter26718]

What did it turn out as ?

[@wigglewiggle3789]

Hahaha, I can't believe that people think you fake this. I worked in the concrete industry for 12 years, I am technically trained in concrete (sad but true), when you extract fossils, crabs etc you can tell (well I can at least), that is not concrete or any other cemetitious type product. Doesn't even look like any cemetitious type product. The other thing is you can see how hard the material is. No concrete or any other cemetitious product can be made anywhere near as hard as stone. Not even remotely close. Oh dear. Loved the vid brother, take care man.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks mate!! Yeah, its definitely not cement 😀 and some of those rocks are darn hard!

[@wigglewiggle3789]

@@MamlamboFossils Oh man, I did laugh. Not at you, but at the people who don't believe it's stone. As you said, squishy crab in concrete! Without going to technical, concrete is very alkaline, what that would do to a crab? Perhaps some people should get out more often and get some nature under their feet other than carpet and floor boards. Must infuriate yourself.

[@MamlamboFossils]

@@wigglewiggle3789 there are much less of those comments these days so I think people are coming to terms with crabs in rocks 😀

[@wigglewiggle3789]

@@MamlamboFossils God I hope so, I worry for humanity otherwise.

[@mrutherford8590]

You should look up " mudfossil university " on you tube . Roger Spurr is king of the mud fossils

[@sergeantcraphead]

You planted those crabs and took hours and hours and hours to chisel them out delicately with pneumatic chisel

[@tinarankin9290]

What island are you on ? North or south I wish we had something like this in OZ

[@MamlamboFossils]

South Island 😀 Australia has actual dinosaurs!!

[@tinarankin9290]

You don't have dinosaurs ?? WHAT !! I thought you might be on the north island with all the volcanic activity 🤔 Love watching your videos

[@Lara-234]

@@tinarankin9290 we have mostly ancient sea animals aha

[@VictorScrooge]

I can't find the update ^^*

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Looks like dark rye bread! Fossilized bread! Who knew?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Delicious!!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

I thought so! Lol!

[@murlbailer3755]

R we ever going to see you open one?🐎🌻✌️

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm working on it at the moment!

[@hardyakka6200]

have you ever seen fossilized worm tracks?

[@shellmeyours]

The cone fossil looks more like a Pararucaria.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! I'll look it up!!

[@garybaxter7297]

Maybe the concretion fossils fool fools into imagining you actually manufacture fossils.

[@murlbailer3755]

We need to join to see you open one?🐎🌻✌️

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's acid at the moment!

[@canadianpeaches1678]

Finger tip is what it could be

[@williambyast7791]

Ferget The MILLIONS!!

[@leisa2054]

Dolphin?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Potentially, I have to still prep it

[@micah06v8]

Your pronunciation of a Petoskey stone is very close. It's pronounced peh-TOSS-key. For those that don't know they're only found on the Michigan peninsula in the United States.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!! I appreciate the help with the pronunciation 😀

[@taramoore4204]

Yep. The o is short not long. Petoskey is my home town.

[@MamlamboFossils]

@@taramoore4204 thanks!!! I'll practice it 😀

[@zatoth13]

Sorry on any down votes. KZbin acting up

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahah I don't mind a good down vote 😃

[@javierhillier4252]

how can you tell if its a bone and not just a mineral?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I usually look for that honeycomb structure bone has

[@javierhillier4252]

@@MamlamboFossils thanks

[@Kapuzinerkresse]

C👀l

[@m.j.debruin3041]

You should really look into interstition.

[@MamlamboFossils]

In what context?

[@m.j.debruin3041]

@@MamlamboFossils how that looks like under a microscope. The same is found in the landscape but much bigger than in our body.

[@m.j.debruin3041]

@Penny Royal your comment suggest some anti social tendency, of your own imho. I'm not a medical expert though.

[@m.j.debruin3041]

@Penny Royal I think you're one of those people that create little boxes for everyone else, in order to make sense of the world, or to keep up your self-esteem.

[@heinekenboy6901]

its will be fun that you try it putting a crab in cement and wait 1 years i'm sure it will smell like hell lol