Fossil hunting and exploring a new area with some fossil prepping!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for watching everyone! Checkout additional content on my Instagram: instagram.com/mamlambofossils/ and exclusive videos on my Patreon: patreon.com/mamlambo

[@m_at6019]

I'm curious how many times people come across these great findings without even realising...

[@aserta]

Somewhere between a lot and a little. Figure that if you don't know what they are, you'll pass them as odd rock. Sure, the more common things are easily found, like a nautilus, a tooth perhaps. But different things, like a chunk of bone...you'll see it and you wouldn't know.

[@richc3253]

I showed my gf his last video where he went into detail about how he ID'd that crab. She looked look appalled because she though those were barnacles and tossed dozens of rocks like that away for some other rock.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi Matvei! Hope you're doing well :) I sometimes walk back past the same place a few times and I keep finding fossils, even the different lighting shows up fossils you might have missed!

[@m_at6019]

@@MamlamboFossils haha, same applied to mushroom hunting 😁

[@maieldmik5233]

Gday More.that little bird was a South island tomtit.in all my 52 years of wandering around the hills I have never seen one.great stuff mate! This last flood has really opened up some great rockhounding spots around here! keep up the cool vids mate and we'll catch up soon . cheers , Mick

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hiya Mick! Thanks for the ID on that bird :) It was such a cool little thing, very curious as to what I was doing. You must be finding some good stuff with the flooding, I'll have to come up and have a look soon!

[@maieldmik5233]

@@MamlamboFossils cheers, yeah I've been out a bit.every man and his dog seems to be rockhounding at the moment 😊. I will sort out some more out of the way areas to have a look at!! Take care mate 👍

[@sandraanderson217]

Love it! A new spot, great finds and some prep work! Thank you and stay safe!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay! Thanks Sandra

[@sandmaker]

Loved the bone exposure and the pieces still waiting to be liberated. Thanks for sharing your talent and time. Lots of fun and information all in one place. I hope you didn't strain anything carrying it back. Be happy, safe and healthy.

[@CodexLuminati]

Love your video. You made me remeber the excitement of exploring new spots and discovering new sites. Thanks

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Very cool, a bit different from your regular stomping grounds. I think that was jasper also jasper can come in many colors.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah its fun being in the forest for a bit 😀

[@davidheafield1436]

As kids living in a South Wales mining village we would find fern frond fossils everywhere on the slag heaps , mostly smaller bits as you could imagine but occasionally near complete fronds. To my now eternal shame we would often just shuffle them into the slag so they stood upright and then take turns in retreating 10-20 yards and throw stones at them until one of us broke the upright…. I wish I could go back in time and give the younger me a good clip across the ear , but in our defence they were everywhere and we had no idea of why we were doing.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm sure if someone had told you it was something important, you would have left them in one piece :)

[@Biffle-re3db]

As always......Very interesting!! Thanks 👍👍 ✌💖

[@josephcormier5974]

Awesome this is why I subscribe to your channel to see things I normally would not get to thank you for sharing two thumbs

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@respectanimals2]

Awesome video , love the bone 🦴 finds , can’t wait for the next vid , much love peace 😎🌴👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!

[@jfirebaugh]

That thin bone would make some very nice jewelry cabochons. The contrast between the fossilized bone and the minerals that filled in the cracks and crevices is very nice.

[@trexvalleygirl2770]

You're right. You packed a lot into this one. I had to watch it again.That was interesting seeing all the little stones underneath when you pulled that big chunk off the big one. Felt like seeing geology in action. Another great video. 👍 🦖

[@MamlamboFossils]

I can't believe I forgot to put the rock cutting clip into this one!

[@trexvalleygirl2770]

@@MamlamboFossils Lol. I see, Mamlambo Geology was at work. 😁

[@MotoLego]

Great finds!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Moto!!

[@joannhempen8210]

I really enjoyed this video! You have so many options to find all kinds of fossils. Plus it always blows my mind what you can carry out of there. Lol! Thank you

[@Maccoye]

You are officially a Disney princess with all of those bird flying around you in your videos :p Very nice video, very calming by your voice. Thx for sharing

[@bretthess6376]

A plesiosaur vertebral process. First thing that came to mind. Why? Because I've been studying up on marine reptiles inspired by your vids. Pretty cool, huh? Great catch on the S.I. tomtit. A rare bird.

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Yeah it's only a hundred pounds or so....I'll carry that 50 miles home! You kill me! Lol!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahah this one wasn't too bad :D

[@aserta]

I was moving some heavy stuff the other day, and found it much easier to carry using a sling over my neck, might be worth putting it in your fossil hunter "EDC" kit.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Oooh that's a good idea! I'll give it a go next time!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

A pair of oxen and a cart would allow you even more heavy rescues! Lol!

[@jancukasu]

I'm amazed on how easy you can immediately identify the creature and also the time period of the fossil (cretaceous) ... that takes expert/talent! If I were you I'd definitely miss them all, they all just look like common rocks to me XD

[@christianv-h3278]

Ah nice, finally some Mesozoic stuff! Great finds, always love watching your videos :D

[@MamlamboFossils]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Corntassels]

I love all your videos, but this was jam-packed with so many interesting things! I was utterly distracted by the bird, which I learned (thanks Google) was a Tomtit. I love how you made him comfortable to approach and got a good shot. I'm a bird nerd😁. Then the giant concretion, which was so rewarding. Thanks so much for sharing what you do, as I learn something with each video I watch. Cheers!🙂

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@susanselko-millman4889]

Always interesting info. 👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay!!

[@risflo_]

great video to watch, the info at the end helps a lot to better understand the history behind these fossils

[@oldmanleggott1860]

I do enjoy watching the prepping more but I swear I can smell the Ocean when you are by the sea lol

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahah that is awesome! Thanks for coming along on the adventures!

[@amadeusyssowski1651]

I love your vids and finds

[@larrybarnes3920]

Love your content👍. It's always interesting and your presentation is great.👍👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Larry!

[@jaynehorn151]

So glad to see your new post I thought you had gone into hibernation for winter

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahahaha I was exhausted after that big crab 😀

[@peopleddiagram2920]

Fabulous find! Great vid!

[@_sabaalas]

Awesome finds and beautiful place

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!

[@rebeccalucysmith9689]

Another great find 👍🏻

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Rebecca!

[@jackicomber8534]

I love the prep videos!

[@christinasophieschultz5081]

The bird was soooo cute 🤭😍

[@MamlamboFossils]

It was a really cool bird!

[@sandin6689]

Coolness supreme!

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

I'd like a shop and tool tour. I'm a fossil enthusiast with no experience with your methods or practices. Bingeing on your channel since I found it and subscribed yesterday. ✌

[@aserta]

Bummer that the second part didn't want to cooperate. That said, the new spot seems to be rich in fossils by the three so far.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'll just have to tackle it with something else :)

[@Paleos1000]

Niiice, Morne. Hope all is well with you. I think you might be on to something re the vert process. I also think you might be right re the verts themselves. Were they found close together? If so it might be the same animal. Also, it might pay to look for the source of the bones. If they fell into the river and were not transported very far there might be more material up in the bluff or bank. Just saying. Might be worth another sortie. Any excuse to get out in any case.

[@anthonypham4489]

I haven't visited your channel in a while. Miss it. Say did you ever follow up on that giant fossilized Australian Trumpet found in a Cliffside a year or two ago? Really too bad you passed on that 😥

[@kymochi]

it's million year old kinder surprise! i'm curious; wouldn't it be easier to extract the fossil then glue them together? or did you want to keep it in the rock

[@MamlamboFossils]

I enjoy keeping it in the rock to show the relationship between the bones better 😀

[@alansdorsetfossils4028]

Hi buddy I would say that one day you will find something very special.I am sure of that. I would like to clarify that by saying your crabs are amazing but perhaps a complete or near plesiosaur might be something you will discover one day if you keep your focus.I can see in you a great desire to not only explore sites that others perhaps have been to before and given some categorisation to, and perhaps a desire to prove your predecessors lacking in ambition with regards to their perceptions as to the limitations that they attribute to these locations that you don't necessarily agree with. I think that's what it's all about. Keep the open mind you have don't necessarily believe professional paleontologists or even amateurs. Be your own man follow your gut feeling. These professionals are clever people and I have a lot of respect for their analysis but they often don't have the time to search the rocks and maybe be more focused with stratigraphy than on the potential for high quality finds that people like you might reveal with focus energy and determination.

[@maisiefreeman8597]

I swear you have enough Plesiosaur material to make your own mounted skeleton now!

[@sarang1only]

The bird must be a subscriber on your youtube channel. Definitely he knows you. loo

[@cathybastian8571]

Very interesting & informative presentation. Thanks! Finding fossils is such a treat. I have found a few in northeastern Pennsylvania - little strands of coral, mini-crinoid impressions. Washed up to the surface - after millions of years - into the light.

[@doctorofart]

The Starbond gap filler, is that what you also painted on the bone to bring out the rich deep color or just for filling the big gap?

[@irischicklinda]

Soo Very cool !

[@jfirebaugh]

Do you carry fossil stabilizer glue with you in the field? If you find a very fragile fossil you could do some stabilization on site.

[@garypage9515]

At 3:57, the bigger rock appears to have teeth sticking out, in the middle of the picture, right side of the rock

[@oneshotme]

He was looking to see if you uncovered any bugs (bird) So what have you found in what you took home since you put this video out have you found for sure?? Many thanks for sharing the removal of some of the rock Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@thebeast7010]

Great finds as usual and excellent prep work! Do you have an email I could send something to. As I think I have found a crab (unusual for my area) but I'm not really sure as I can't see any carapace or anything distinct.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

How big is your new saw?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I forgot to put the footage in! I have a 30cm autofeed and a 45cm drop saw. Ill put another video together and put some footage in

[@Dani_-ec4is]

These "premieres" are very interesting 👍🏻, but also very short 🤷🏻‍♂️.

[@maieldmik5233]

My fone won't let me say Morne!

[@triplexlcosplay1184]

Do u have any unopened nodules you would want to sell to a landlocked murican who loves fossiles but has no access to them? Also, I think I've binged every one of your videos in 2 weeks lol

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

Oh drat it - I missed your livestream😡

[@세중장-c9h]

Were?

[@krawdadandrusty]

I rather enjoy your drawings!😀

[@doctorofart]

Your cool.

[@dandeelequin]

I have found a fossil which I really need somebody’s help to identify.

[@nicolapislor1665]

👍🏻🍖😛

[@chantalbailey2253]

You need a dog with you.