Fossil hunting adventure with a fossil tooth, crabs and some rock cutting!

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

That rock pool is so beautiful. I'm disabled, so I can't do things like you do. Thank you for taking me places I can longer go.

[@stantonwyman581]

I love your videos !!!!! You are so genuine with your discoveries you make, and with such simple enthusiasm as you describe each discovery. I think I need to make a visit down there to NewZealand. I would so love hiking the beaches like you do. I mean that sincerely as I fly for a living (Pilot) and getting down there is no big deal. When I do, I would hope to meat you and hike the beaches for fossils. A self taught Paleontologist as a kid. Fifty years later, it still excites me as it does you.

[@glenntolle4544]

Great video as always! So glad you found a tooth!! 🙌

[@MamlamboFossils]

Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

You need some good wellies! At least you'd be hiking with dry feet! Love your fossil hunts! And preps! More please. That first stone, cut, looks like a chunk of Irish Porter Cheese! Yum! Lol

[@chubbrock659]

Another cool video! It always blows my mind to think about how old those things are. When you think about how these rocks are millions and millions of years old, and how long that actually is, it's hard to comprehend that amount of time.

[@josephcormier5974]

Very nice prep look forward to your videos all the time two thumbs thank you

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Joseph!

[@supernaturewee5442]

I enjoy learning about things you find. Your stuff is way more varied than most people find. Interesting. 💚

[@lois4329]

I have only recently discovered your channel and really enjoy your videos. Even when you say ‘not very exciting’, I think it is all great to see and experience through your work. 😊 Then today you add another level of viewing inside with the use of a saw! Making my way through past videos, thank you for all the efforts.

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure Lois! I'm really glad you're enjoying the videos :) I've been trying to show something new every video or two :)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Let me know what you would like the next video to be! Miocene beach, Cretaceous beach, fossil prep or something else :)

[@khamullordoftheeastelings390]

Go find that long awaited MEGALODON TOOTH >:)

[@pandemicgrower4212]

I might be the odd man out but I wouldn't mind seeing a rockhounding video. Ik I have a problem(must resist urge to lick rock!). .😁🤣 anything you put out I will watch 👀👀

[@ShipCreek]

YES!🤣😉

[@khavvrin]

I love all your videos but I really like the prep videos

[@k.jespersen6145]

Always up for something from the Miocene beach areas, but if you're tired of those, a lapidary saw-focused video would be really cool. You have some of the best post-cut slab photography I've seen so far on KZbin.

[@ryanwashburn7444]

Just signed up for your Patreon! Thanks for making such great, unique content!

[@OzoneFineArtVentures]

It's so fun seeing the fossils and the beach agates from the other side of the world. I love going on the beach walks with you and tuning the fossil eyes to be able to see those crabs, teeth, and crinoids. Thanks for bringing us and always looking forward to the next one!

[@QueenOfShovels]

Loved this! That rock at the end with moss🤩 I collect rocks, and one that is called moss agate is one of my all time favorites! That shark tooth is awesome!👏

[@ChunkySidFix]

need more prep videos i love it when theres a prep at the end :D

[@Adriana-hp1eh]

Yessssss! More prep, more prep!

[@ShadeALee]

Enjoying your videos. I’ve always loved rocks. Any rock!

[@tonyennis1787]

Crinoid stems are all over Kentucky, USA. We'd collect piles of them when I was a kid.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I haven't found many crinoids myself but I've heard of areas where they are quite abundant!

[@Lolth9]

Great video! The bone you found was a cannon bone. Fused metatarsals or metacarpels.

[@robingw2615]

Great video with some really nice finds 👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Robin!

[@grayhaven451]

Love the preps after the hunt. Keep up the good work.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Mickey!

[@fionanorth1811]

Very nice, and interesting observations.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Fiona!

[@campbellmcgrannachan3859]

Bloody great video absolutely loved it

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!

[@campbellmcgrannachan3859]

Cant wait for the next prep video

[@P0cketfull0fsunshine]

Love your videos, so interesting seeing the process and learning about all the finds

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

You had a great day for it being winter and some really nice fossils!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Bruce!

[@sandmaker]

You did good no penguin but you got a crinoid and a shark tooth. Not a bad haul and a crab and mystery rock to boot. The agate from a previous time was beautiful cut. More cuts please. Sorry about the iron stained jasper. I had high Hope's for it. Maybe next time. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@RagnarRocks]

Too bad about the broken shark tooth, it's a beauty! Absolutely EPIC agate! Can't wait to see it polished!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much!! 😀

[@jeffbaran8036]

Great show. Many thanks

[@americanrebel413]

Here in Florida we find shark's teeth in the Springs on the beach in rivers all over, I need to realize that they aren't that common where you are from. Great find my friend. Thank you.

[@peopleddiagram2920]

Another fascinating vid. Kudos,!

[@bonesstones6584]

Beautiful shark tooth, looks gemy!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It does! Glad I used consolidating before removing it!

[@PolarGenre]

i love this youtube channel so much

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yay! Thanks so much 😀😀

[@sarejen6868]

Nice hunt! The crinoid looks like it may have to stay in the stone, doesn't look like can support itself. Good eye for finding the tooth and an easy prep to get it revealed! Well as you are going into Winter there will be trying to share some of the Washington state, Pacific Coast heat with you, at over 100°F I don't mind sending some your way 😉 Awesome video thanks for sharing!

[@MamlamboFossils]

That is soooo hot! Yeah, that crinoid looks like it will need some thinking on how to get it out of the rock :)

[@timtaylor1365]

Your videos are so interesting...

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Tim!

[@MotoLego]

Great finds ❤️

[@MamlamboFossils]

It was a nice, chilled day 😀

[@doctorofart]

Wonder if you can do a video on organization of finds, where, what, when etc. Thank you.

[@ZenWithKen]

I tried a UV light up here in Saskatchewan and all I found were fish hooks, lol. Mostly quartz where I live, but it's all glacial deposit which is pretty cool in it's own regard. There's a lot of pinks, purple and red but I've never seen yellow. Thanks for sharing!

[@pandemicgrower4212]

Awesome man! I'm in Illinois now in the state's so I dont find many shark teeth anymore. When I was younger I use to live in fl we find teeth everywhere!! Have you ever hit the beach at night with a UV light? Might be surprised what decides to shine 😍😍😍

[@pandemicgrower4212]

Pretty sure that was yellow jasper, it's made from quartz but you find some lovely pieces. Yellow and red mix jasper's are my favorites 🤤🤤😍 . Man i really need a wet saw 🤣🤣

[@MamlamboFossils]

@@pandemicgrower4212 Thanks! I've tried the UV light without much success, the shells glow really well but not so much the shark teeth :)

[@pandemicgrower4212]

@@MamlamboFossils amber glows under a uv as well, might not always find something but never know what you might stumble apon 😁

[@Kirsten._._]

Can’t wait to see the crabs prepped!

[@MamlamboFossils]

I've been ignoring crabs for a bit after that other huge fossil prep!

[@Kirsten._._]

@@MamlamboFossils I don’t blame you, that was massive! I’ll still be around when you get back to it 😉

[@Lilith-Rose]

I've been having a lot of fun going through concentrates i collected from a local cretaceous chalky deposit again recently, full of little pectens and forams as well as sections of crinoid, pieces of tiny crab claws and even greater occasional tiny shark tooth. Unfortunately since I'm based in the UK it would fall under the prohibited materials for entry into New Zealand otherwise I'd offer to send you some to go through yourself. I'll have to look into whether I'd be allowed to send some of the fossils by themselves, when I'm back on social media I'll try to remember to send you over some pictures or something

[@MamlamboFossils]

That sounds like a very cool layer you have there!! Appreciate the offer of sending them but you're right, it will get picked up by customs.

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@MamlamboFossils it's a shame but I have friends who relocated to aus, and I do some work with wildlife conservation here in the UK so I fully understand why they have such restrictions

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@MamlamboFossils this is a pdf that covers the specific geology of the area, you may or may not find it interesting. Next time I'm at the local museum I'll take note of specific identifications if I remember www.cambsgeology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Aspects-of-Geological-Interest-in-Burwell.pdf

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@alwoodsmodellingmayhem you should definitely try a visit to wrens nest, apparently there are some amazing trilobites to be found there and it's one of the sites I've always wanted to visit myself, the ukge site is a really good one for looking up fossil hunting sites and gives a lot of information on what to look for and where, it can be a little outdated but it's always worth checking out ukfossils.co.uk/2012/07/12/wrens-nest/

[@lewisbrand2256]

@@alwoodsmodellingmayhem I hunt Lyme Regis every week if I can , I’m local , you’ll find many oysters ( devils toe nails) , some various pieces of annomites mabye a full one of your lucky. I’d recommend sea town you’ll find may belomites and compressed annomites, crynoids and may various others , good luck mate 👍🏻🤞

[@AdamosDad]

Nice finds, I realy enjoy your hunts and preps, especially the crabs, come visit the US east coast and Florida sometime, for shark teeth as well as ice age mammals.

[@GreatestCornholio]

Get yourself some fishing wading shoes, good grips on them for slippy wet rocks and they should last you a long time!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Good idea! I'll look into that!

[@billrobbins5874]

Great finds today. They do have water shoes. Or even the knee high rubber boots. Don't know about the soles though Got to keep watching. How big of a concretion rock would a penguin be? Happy Fossiling! 🐋🦞🦀🐚🐧🌅

[@dianaeggen2434]

You have an incredible voice if you ever think about doing audiobooks I would listen to everyone of them think about it much love

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Diana! I've never thought I had a good voice 😀

[@michaelpeel9347]

If you took slices of something like that last piece you cut and polished them and then set it in a gold/silver bezel it would create a really nice pendant. I know that you said you can not sell/ship fossils but could you sell/ship something like that?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yip, I can ship rocks no problem :) That's a great idea!

[@jeremydiamond8824]

That’s really cool man keep it up you be safe too brother !😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅🇦🇿🇳🇿

[@Dexterity_Jones]

Anywhere in the north island that you know of for fossil hunting mate? Great video as always!

[@khamullordoftheeastelings390]

Hell yeah mamlambo is finding more :D

[@MamlamboFossils]

Of course! :D

[@timothysiler5722]

How did you get interested in finding fossils and how long have you been doing it? I love the videos. I almost wish I lived in NZ so I could get a few crab fossils myself.

[@lynnscott8286]

Could you tell me what the clear liquid is you put on the fossils to strengthen them or glue them?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Its called B72 paraloid

[@dherman0001]

I have a question. We've got 13 acres here with a nice Rocky Creek about 10 feet wide. It's on the Eastern slopes of the Appalachian mountains about 200 miles from the Atlantic coast. I know that I will never know until I look, but what might I find in my rocks? Where would I look to even know?

[@basvanderwerff2725]

after the cut the close up of the green look like islands on a map!

[@MamlamboFossils]

It does!

[@CodexLuminati]

Great video as always. I was just wondering why you dont break in half the nodules you find if they dont have any exterior fossil marks.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I try and only open up the concretions if I see something is inside, using a large hammer can sometimes shatter the fossil inside.

[@bfk1970]

A great import kiwi, up there with Neil Wagner, and Devon Conway!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha awesome!

[@Foolsthought]

would you recommend joining a club to get started with fossil hunting and since I live in the same area as you what one would you recommend

[@mrgreeneggs6191]

where your pointing out the tooth in the cliff... there looks like another bigger tooth impression on the rock about a hand away at the 2 o'clock position.... would probably pay to go back to the place and sieve the gravels.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yeah that's a very good idea!

[@thegreatchickenoverlord5976]

For your siltstone items, have you considered trying an ultrasonic cleaner to break down the matrix?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Great idea! I do have an ultrasonic cleaner. I'll give it a go next time

[@jeffbaran8036]

I made that comment before you cut the jasper and I knew exactly what you were going to see. And the darker color I have in 3 of my snake heads. Identical

[@TreasureHuntingNana]

wish you were in the north island. I am coming there in 11 days.. would love you to show me the ropes lol PS(get some welly boots)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Still some good fossil hunting in the North Island 😀

[@raygrange7312]

Great👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Ray!

[@fenixrose85]

Are these spots around Canterbury? I would so love to hunt down a shark tooth

[@MamlamboFossils]

Yip it is 😀

[@fossilcrab]

So, are the crabs a different color? Because I watch, and I swear, I'd be banging and picking every potato rock out there! I have one I got unopened years ago, dropped it, and the top popped off - it's a gorgeous one now- so I'm familiar with them, but are the otherwise perfectly shaped ones somehow instantly recognizable as NOT crabs?

[@ElisA-mo6mj]

Hi great video as always.I come frome Greece and i am qualified person to ask your question about "is it crynoid or crinoid"? Well the word Crinoidea comes from the Ancient Greek word κρινον"(κrinon).It's a flower like lily they attached to the bottom of the sea and called "sea lilies" I hope I helped you.

[@ElisA-mo6mj]

Answer not ask my mistake

[@alansdorsetfossils4028]

Regards foot wear , if you get steel toe capped boots, and be very careful of the fit. You can get thermal booties over one or two woollen socks. You want a fit that means you ram your feet in. The boots will stay on nicely no socks slipping over the heal and you can wade through cold water rock pools all day and stay dry. Have it a go. It's all in the tight fit.

[@Lilith-Rose]

Waterproof socks are worth a try too, I had a set of seal skins (not actually made from seals dw) that worked a treat for trekking although I don't bother these days since I overheat very easily due to medication and I quite enjoy the cold haha

[@theunknownunknowns256]

Saw you on imgur. Do you do any inland fossil hunts? Lots of shells at altitude in the central plateau north island.

[@MamlamboFossils]

I have done a few inland fossil hunts but spend most of my time on the beaches and I haven't been to the North Island yet, I really need to make a fossil hunting trip there.

[@sherikee1]

wish you would have made it an oblong slice instead of a slice maybe next time thanks

[@MamlamboFossils]

I thought about that but thought it might miss the mossy bits

[@jeffbaran8036]

Hi, I have a theory about that piece of jasper .. it was a snake head at one time and was bitten by a different snake that's venom attacks the blood vessels and that's where the color red comes into play.. I've got several that I would like to share with you. You'll see right away. I could use your help. I think you would be interested. Peace

[@JoSmash.]

is it possible to find fossils like this world wide? or is new Zealand just a naturally good spot to hunt for them?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Fossils are world wide - look in sedimentary rocks!

[@patrickforget5088]

That kind of reminds me of ambergris that stuff is worth its weight in gold progressives expensive as Hellboy because the only place where you can find it is in the back-end of the well

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

You can tell you're in Kiwiland, the baaing of the sheep.

[@gabrielmorte1636]

New Zealand is hard foe the fossils, ha?)) I live in Russia, and, in some rivers with eocene and paleocene sediments, you can sift 50-100 shark teeth for the 4-5 hours. There is a lot of them. And more: rays toot plates, fish ribbs and jaws, even teeth, crocodile bones etc. But, we have another problem: the most part of those sites, when you can found a big bunch of different fossils is too far from any cities and towns, There is no any sign of civilization and even phone signal. If something happened to you....well, you know how it ends.

[@nk4060]

Hey, do you sell any of your fossils anywhere I’d be interested

[@MamlamboFossils]

Sorry, I don't sell any fossils. I can make some replicas though that look like the real thing.

[@nk4060]

@@MamlamboFossils I’m not really interested for the replicas. But thank you for your time!

[@dandeelequin]

Can you help to identify my fossil finding?

[@patrickforget5088]

I'd leave it that's how fossils start so the next people that come here or the next group of explorers they dig it up they can sit there and go that looks like a fossil of a cow's ja it could possibly be a horse to isn't it amazing how strong waves are actually hot water is I mean water can bring down mountains it's just amazing how the waves can knock that stuff out of those Cliff so easy it's just amazing what water can do thatis the most destructive force on this planet

[@admiralcanthackett]

Can I just come live with you for a month?

[@adiketcheside921]

That’s yellow jasper

[@jaynehorn151]

Loved the video! I would follow you on patreon but I’m a disability pensioner so $ are watched.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thabks so much for all your support! Totally understand about the Patreon, your comments alone are more than enough!

[@gennarocasertano3935]

Haihauahauaha so randomly luckyest founds opla a fossil hahahha

[@gennarocasertano3935]

If you remain on the creek all one day you just found t rex always random always for lucky yes and im santaclaus

[@riverranger8226]

What the heck are trying to say?

[@patrickforget5088]

Need to get yourself an e-bike

[@jeffbaran8036]

Hemmoriage

[@jackienelson5804]

There was this old man that had a rock shop my mother took me there he showed us his private collection they found this rock when they cut it in half they polished it it was bee hive perfectly petrified I had never seen anything like it have you LEMAY NELSON