Fossil hunting on the beach: I find some cool treasures washed up on the rocks

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Hi hello from France 🙋🏻‍♂️🇫🇷 !! Have a really good day 😊

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!! I hope you have a great day as well!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for joining me everyone! I'm doing an update video on that vertebra, it's something quite special! My patreon is over here: www.patreon.com/mamlambo

[@sinisterscorpion1331]

Its so easy to loose track of time when fossicking for treasures! You always make such great videos which remind me to be grateful of what a beautiful country we live in🇳🇿🙌🏽🤍

[@MamlamboFossils]

It really is a beautiful country, and often times I won't see anyone else the entire day on the beach!

[@MyAdventurr]

Gosh its so cool to see your adventures to find fossils! Thanks for taking us with!

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure!!!

[@flagpies2023]

@@MamlamboFossils I have this fossil but I don’t know what it is

[@KrisPSouls9258]

Nice find! Nothing better than finding fossils already cleaned up and pretty much ready to display.

[@MamlamboFossils]

You got that right!!

[@risflo_]

The scenery😮... Never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for once again taking us along!

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure Floris!!

[@OFFLINENZ]

@@MamlamboFossils Motunau?

[@blisteringbarnaclesmagnets6364]

That’s really cool ⚓️🧲👍

[@billrobbins5874]

You need a head light to wear. That was very dark knowing how many boulders are in the area. Stay safe!

[@linuskorff4074]

Many more great finds.😯👍I hope the crabs do prep really easy.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too! Thanks Linus!

[@MarciaLeeful]

Glad your laughing for your long walk back!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's always fun!

[@riverAmazonNZ]

I was up that way a couple of weeks ago. You’re right it’s extremely dark. The grasshoppers were really annoying but the seagulls got a feast at least. I kept an eye out for fossils but didn’t find any.

[@alignwithsarah]

The treasures are great here on your latest adventure. Always happy to come along! Thank you for your videos. It's wonderful to me that you look at the ancient piece of history and wonder and marvel and appreciate it and sometimes bring it home to gently unfold the time.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Sarah! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

[@patifagan6774]

Kool, Miss your videos

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll do some longer videos shortly 😀

[@patifagan6774]

Yea,

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Yeap back to early dark nights, a torch is a must again.

[@largent45]

Wow way cool vert! And crabs! Woohoo! And gorgeous scenery. Way dangerous walking in the dark!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Not too dangerous in New Zealand, just have to watch out for seals 😃

[@Smegzor]

hehe that is why I always carry at least 2 torches when I go fossil hunting late in the day. I have also been on that beach at 5am a few times in total darkness with only torch light. Always fun :D

[@MamlamboFossils]

I usually have a torch, but my backpack strap tore so grabbed another one and of course I forgot to transfer all the stuff!

[@jeremydiamond8824]

Hello once more from Las Vegas Nevada 🇺🇸loved the vlogs along with the sunset or sunrise soo beautiful there also always carry a flashlight brother 😎👍🏻All the best 😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you so much!! I usually have a torch with me, but had a different backpack this time :)

[@sandrahealey6385]

I'm so grateful this isn't another short!! Even though it's still shorter than I like!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll do a longer video soon 😃

[@seltzerstransport1093]

Man that is a fossil hunter’s paradise. I’m here in the states and I’ve only found shells and trilobites, although they are cool to find.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I've never found a trilobite! I'd love to one day!

[@micktepolt6276]

good finds! it's Spring here and it's cold and the rain is coming down hard...You all have a good day From the Oregon Coast

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Mick! I'd love to visit the Oregon coast one day, such cool fossils and scenery there!

[@homeharconnen1748]

Lucky 🍀

[@D989501L]

Ever thought about taking a torch 😊. Which direction are you facing when you look out to sea? Great Video. Regards Richard 🇬🇧

[@MamlamboFossils]

I usually have a torch but had a different backpack, it's East if I look out to the ocean

[@D989501L]

@@MamlamboFossils thank you, It always amazes me that if you look south, there is nothing between you and Antarctica. Will get there one day All the best Richard

[@rafakozowski8171]

Hello from poland very cool finds

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!!

[@talcadetector4018]

Saludos cordiales desde chile para usted compañero 🙋‍♂️🇨🇱👍👏🤝⛏️

[@josephcormier5974]

There you go living on the edge again LoL 😂 excellent video great content thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Joseph!

[@KarenUntz]

Can't believe I spotted that vertebrae! I'm getting pretty good at this, thanks to you!!! 😊😅❤

[@MamlamboFossils]

There might still be a bit of a surprise related to that vertebra 😃

[@KarenUntz]

@@MamlamboFossils 😍 I can't wait to find out!!! Well, I almost can't wait to find out!!! 😏

[@johnscanlon8467]

You often don't mention the age of fossils at particular exposures, so maybe it has to be cetacean... but the concave/convex articulation would immediately suggest mosasaur (and Cretaceous).

[@MamlamboFossils]

I had the same thought in my head when I found it, but that area is Miocene / Pliocene - it might have been washed down from inland which is older deposits!

[@Lilith-Rose]

Has a rainy trip collecting shark teeth and other assorted goodies here in the uk this weekend, less teeth than some other visits to the same sites but came away with a surprise whale earbone. Only the second one I've found and less than a hundred yards from where I found my first. This one was pretty beat up pre deposition and nowhere near as nice as the other one but still not displeased

[@jarooosa]

Get a cheap little led headlamp, easy to carry and perfect for times like this.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I have one in my usual backpack, but it broke and I didn't transfer everything across!

[@skoitch]

The fossil @2:08 , I find lots of sharks teeth in stones like that!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh, I'll check next time!!

[@audreygullas8728]

So dang awesome !! I love this find

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up Keep up the great work

[@MACorrupt]

You’re a very good cinematographer. Your videos are wonderful. I remember when I subscribe to your channel. You were so new, I have really seen you come so far. Both in your interests and with your fossil work, but also personally, and with the way, you communicate with your audience, and The quality of your videos. I hope you are in a safe place. I know New Zealand has had some strange weather.🤎🙏

[@lonl123]

Some awesome fossils mate! Did you keep the concretion of bi-valves? Would be neat to soak that one in acid and see what pops out...Love your videos!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Some nice little finds there, sir! Lovely vertebrae. Thanks for sharing the adventure! Is the weather starting to really cool down there? I confess, I don’t know much about New Zealand weather.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah, we're heading into winter this side of the world - soon there will be permanent snow on the mountains and frost in the mornings :)

[@valiantwarrior4517]

@@MamlamboFossils Winter is lingering here. One ski resort got over 27 inches in the last day. A couple have had over 800 inches total this season(over 66 feet of snow)! The main valley in Utah got 2-6”. The higher than average snowfall should be great for crops and putting some water into streams and lakes. It’s been so dry for so long here that a large percentage of smaller water sources have completely dried up. I’m excited, because I now live very close to a stream that I hope to explore. Thanks for all you do, sir!

[@MamlamboFossils]

@@valiantwarrior4517 That sounds like a beautiful part of the world you live in!

[@harryverboom4032]

i do road constrution for my job and today i found my first fossil in a 50 year old brick there was a paw print of a cat

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's so cool, a great trace fossil!

[@sheckyfeinstein]

You were born at a good time in the history of the world. Knowledge and availability of fossils, electricity-powered tools, eyeglasses, and the possibility that your own bones might one day be analyzed by a software engineer enjoying a fun hobby.

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's true!!

[@chilledouthomeboy1387]

Hey mate. How old would some of these be? And how do they get into this form? Thanks in advance.

[@MamlamboFossils]

The crabs are late Miocene, the vertebrae is much older - doing an update video on it now!

[@SilentKaliSmoker]

I've noticed the rocks you pick up with fossils in then tend to be a light grey or dark grey. Is that a specific type of rock that you know will have fossils? Or are the other rocks made of something that wouldn't allow fossils or too difficult to get through?

[@MamlamboFossils]

The gray rocks are concretions and usually contain the fossils on this area, in some other places they can be in different rocks like the ammonites on the Yorkshire coast which are in a dark shale

[@SilentKaliSmoker]

@@MamlamboFossils must've taken some time to learn what you're looking for. I'm looking at all the rocks I see and just wondering what's in them. Want to crack them all open. 😂

[@jaynehorn151]

Hope you did not fall over any boulders on the way home. Looking forward to you prepping that last crab from the video.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll see if I can do a quick prep on that crab this week, I'll take a break from the turtle :)

[@jaynehorn151]

No the turtle is wondrous as well. So many cool fossils and only two hands! You keep to your priorities and we shall watch.

[@annehathway7737]

That's what happens when you are having way to much fun! I suppose packing a headlamp was not even a consideration 😊

[@MamlamboFossils]

I usually have a headlamp, but had a different backpack 😃

[@andriebester]

How do I learn what to be on the lookout for? I often spend time on the Cape South coast in South Africa in an area rich in pebbles of varying sizes. The rock there is evidently sedimentary because it is easy to spot the layering. However, up to now I haven't had any luck. There HAS to be something there, or am I on the wrong track?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Goeie more! There should be shark teeth washing up on some of the Cape Town beaches as well as whale bones. I haven't heard of fossils such as mosasaurs but there are definitely fossils around, Africa is much older geologically than New Zealand but it still has some recent fossils around. Let me know if you do find some! Baie dankie!

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Flashlight! ‘Hope you didn’t hurt anything. Thanks

[@dilavarbahmani2552]

Bro love geology hoping to find one at the beach

[@MamlamboFossils]

I hope so too!

[@mikef.1000]

Well, I'm guessing you made it back OK... or else you uploaded the vid. from the beach and you're still stuck there!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I made it back :) I'm doing an update video now!

[@mikecooke4052]

How much would u sell one of your crab rocks not still covered

[@13Odrade]

Outch, you didn't break your legs on the way home in the dark ? Be careful...

[@johntrueblue]

@Sandra Healey yes i agree shorts arent that great, but one thing is the majority of the videos are looking for the fossils, some what ok but get pretty boring after seeing so many.. I would like to see more Prep, uncover what you found in the concretions. Love your content mate but people like myself want to see whats in side.

[@stephanie5249]

I think we all look forward to seeing what’s inside his finds, but prep takes a long time. If he waited to show us his searches until he was done his prep, we’d just be waiting longer between videos 🤷‍♀️

[@stephanie5249]

…I might add that I personally love searching beaches with him. I find theses videos hugely informative and very entertaining

[@MamlamboFossils]

As Steph said below, you might only get one video a month if I had to prep each fossil before doing the video - it's a very time consuming process

[@HB_cubing]

when will the give away winners be anounced????/

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm just waiting to hear back from the winner, I've contacted them already

[@HB_cubing]

@@MamlamboFossils oh okay cool what happens if thay dont reach back will new winners be chosen?

[@jackienelson5804]

Very good young man you are a sweet person LEMAY NELSON USA WASHINTON STATE VANCOUVER WA

[@blisteringbarnaclesmagnets6364]

That’s really cool ⚓️🧲👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!!