Top 10 fossil finds of 2020

[@willbejamming1532]

YOU were my best fossil find of 2020, Sisyphus.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Ah shucks! Thanks Will, that's made my day!

[@lindawhittinghill9439]

Your excitement for the fossils you find is contagious! Thank you for sharing!

[@MamlamboFossils]

My pleasure Linda! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sarejen6868]

I would have to say you had a very good year at collecting! So great that some of your finds were taken by Museum or University for further study or identification, that is just such a great example of how a Hobby (it goes beyond that) assists in further expanding our understanding of the Fossil record. Let the Experts figure it out, scratch their heads and decide exactly what was bequeathed to them by a very ecstatic knowledgeable Amateur. I have learned quite a bit from watching you in the videos, what to look for, your Prep work, how you leave it in the matrix to give it a nice display. I could go on and on. Oh wait! Even the sheep rescue! Thank you again for sharing your hunts with us. May the New Year 2021 be even better. I do believe we are all more than ready for 2020 to END.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much for your awesome comment SareJen! I've really enjoyed chatting to you this year and glad you have enjoyed the journey! It's been quite a year! Hahaha I think the sheep rescue count was 4 for the year. Have a great holiday season, chat soon!

[@MotoLego]

Amazing finds. It must feel incredible to have some of your finds in a museum.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It really is! What a fossil hunting year it was!

[@jonpatterson5668]

I hate that I missed it live , what a bunch of great finds , thank you so much for sharing all.of your adventures with us , we are all so blessed for it , happy new year brother, be safe

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Jon! Hope you're having a great holiday season!

[@grayhaven451]

Great finds my friend. It has been fun watching you make such amazing finds. Keep it up for many years to come.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much Mickey! I have no plans on stopping!

[@stevecorrigan5139]

What a great channel and great finds! All the best for the new year, i've a feeling you'll find something insanely rare!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Steve! Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for sharing this with me ! Yes 2020 was your year to find some awesome fossils ! I'm glad that you had a great Christmas ! Mine was pretty good also . Looking forward to more fossils hunting in 2021 ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Steve! Glad you enjoyed it. Keep well 😀

[@donnamenhenitt5957]

The fossil crab going viral was how I discovered your channel. I’m so glad I did cos it’s awesome 😎

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you found it as well Donna 😀

[@raygrange7312]

Great finds and a wonderful video. Has given me a great look into the beauty of New Zealand as well. The micro fossils were amazing. Keep rocking Mamlambo.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you enjoyed it Ray! Keep well 😀

[@alexandermelchers1497]

You certainly had a lot of great finds this year! I can only imagine how many more spectacular discoveries you'll be making next year! Simply amazing! And: woohoo! I showed up in your video! :D Happy New Year, and may 2021 bring you and us many more incredible fossil discoveries! :D

[@MamlamboFossils]

I hope so too! You definitely deserve some screen time after all the info you have shared with me! Can't wait to see what 2021 brings, maybe even a new species or two :D

[@alexandermelchers1497]

@@MamlamboFossils A new species would definitely be very cool. And, I wager, still a lot more possible over where you live compared to the well-studied exposures over here! Let's hope for an exciting year!!

[@Terraldinho]

Fab round up of your finds this year! Loving the skulls, they're so amazing :) Really admire your dedication to getting some of these fossils home, it's such hard work by yourself. It's brilliant to see what can be found in other countries - I'm in Manchester, UK and have never been to NZ. Looking forward to seeing what 2021 brings and thanks for sharing!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Terry! It does keep me fit 😁 I hope you're doing well there in the UK!

[@Terraldinho]

@@MamlamboFossils The country is on its knees but so far we've escaped the worst. It's a nightmare!

[@Doxymeister]

What an awesome year it was for you! Say, did you show an ident for the fossil @9:26, or did I miss it? How cool is that, that one of your finds made it in to a museum--man, what a feeling that must be! Happy New Year Mamlambo, I'm glad I found your channel!

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's the whale skull that I carried up those stairs 😁

[@halenpeterson2322]

Your videos have gotten me interested in fossil hunting again.I plan on taking a 2 hour drive to a trilobite dig site near me here in the United States asap. Keep up the great videos!

[@MamlamboFossils]

That's great! I've never found a trilobite myself. Hope you find a few!

[@halenpeterson2322]

@@MamlamboFossils Thanks! I've been curious; when you GPS tag a find do you use your phone or an actual GPS unit?

[@pratiwisuci717]

Ooh man, I remember that huge rock episode, and you finally made it.. Great job my friend, have a wonderful new year..😍😃👍 stay safe, healthy and happy

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! Keep well!

Perfect finds 2020. and I am extremely fascinated by everything you do. pretty

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you so much! Glad you like the finds, thanks for all your support this year!

[@jorrit.f]

Hey man, first of all, hope you had a nice Christmas! I've enjoyed your videos a lot since subscribing about 4 months ago, thank you for that :) Small tip/suggestion: could you include an image to show what bone you found or a picture of the animal? English is not my first language and as I don't know the names of the bones it would help me visualize what you found. Good luck on your hunts and may you find even cooler fossils in 2021 :D

[@MamlamboFossils]

I will try and do that! Thanks for the suggestion :) Keep well and hope you have a great 2021!

[@scotttrent9348]

Truly great year for fossils for you. Congratulations and hope 2021 will be better. God Bless and keep it up

[@MamlamboFossils]

Same to you! I hope 2021 is great for both of us!

[@gerrardjones28]

Been looking through your videos, super cool finds!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Gerrard!

[@beach7694]

Those are all great finds! I look forward to seeing what you find next year!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks! I can't wait either!

[@Fred-zn5xh]

Great summary of your 2020 finds! Can’t wait to see what you find in 2021!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Fred!! Thanks for all the comments!

[@thiagodesouza8424]

Great finds Mate... happy new year Mamlambo...

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Thiago! I'll text you 😀

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

I love all your fossils & petrified wood finds of 2020! Keep up this great work MamLambo. If my financial circumstances were better, you would be supporting you thru Patreon.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video 😀

[@rickross2709]

Awesome compilation of 2020 finds!! Thank you for filming and posting these videos I look forward to each one!! Don't forget GROOT!!!! Cheers

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you! Will do! Groot was an awesome find as well :D

[@modelleg]

It would be great to hear about how these fossils formed, how they get incorporated into nodules and the geological context in general. Thanks. Yours is a terrific channel. Much enjoyed.

[@2.2.2.2.]

Wow what a cool video. Cant wait to see it:)

[@MamlamboFossils]

Almost time! Hope it doesn't disappoint :)

[@ethanhawtin7561]

Thanks a lot for the content!! I’ll keep the id’s coming! Have a great new year!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Ethan!

[@lindalewis5066]

Looking forward to an exciting 2021 with you! Happy New Year to you and yours! 🍾🥂🎉🎊😍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Happy new year!! Hope it's a great year Linda!

[@Northern5tar]

"Haven't found much... just a piece of petrified wood" :) Hope to see some updates on some. Best wishes from The Netherlands.

[@MamlamboFossils]

It was one heck of a piece of petrified wood, that's for sure!

[@rockreader4298]

Happy Holidays to You and Yours! Thank you for all the wonderful videos. : ) I found an unusual rock along a local river here in Nor Cali US , I brought it home and one day I realized (because of your video, finding a crab fossil), I realized I had found my own Crab or possibly crawdad fossil. : ) Thank You! : )

[@MamlamboFossils]

That is amazing! I'm so glad it was a fossil! Congrats!

[@blackmamba7845]

This is amazing! I wish i would live in new zealand. I live near the old version and there are not many good fossils there. Great vid! Happy new year!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the videos. Keep well!

[@janicescragg2388]

Keep up the good work. I love your channel. It feels like I get to go on a hunt even though it is well below freezing and too much snow on the ground to see rocks. Wow! You make me feel like a wimp. The heaviest fossil I have loaded out was about 100 pounds (200kg ish?) and it was one heck of a struggle. Goes to show that us rockhounders/fossil hunters really do have rocks for brains.😁😜

[@MamlamboFossils]

I'm really fortunate that it doesn't snow much at the areas I hunt 😁 the rocks do keep me fit that's for sure 😁

[@janicescragg2388]

@@MamlamboFossils have a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.☺️

[@clintonmorris8222]

Happy New Year and keep up the good work!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks, you too!

[@murrayf2890]

Gee just caught the tail end of your live sorry about that. Hope you find more fossils in the coming year it will be great to see them!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Murray! I'll be finding more that's for sure 😀

[@shari600]

Just recently started watching your channel love all your videos. Did you ever catch your kayak with the fossils on it I would have been so mad

[@pockettt]

I really do wish I could go to the field, but luckily for me ur videos help me fulfil my wishes, soo thx 🙏😁

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad they can help a bit with that!

[@valoriel4464]

Oh my, but that was a lot of weight to haul. You're really tough! So enjoyable watching your vids. Thx

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for watching!

[@robingw2615]

I really Like does crabs because if you prep them the right way they are stunning and that penguin is also so awesome never seen it before Great video 👍 and do you maby know a good beach to find fossil crabs 😉??

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi Robin, glad you enjoy those crabs! Email me with your location at [e-mail] and I can share some locations I know of with you :)

[@robingw2615]

@@MamlamboFossils I have send you an email 👍

[@planetadasaves-gravedigger8417]

Goodnight friend that 2021 more videos come, I learn a lot by watching them, despite not knowing much English. thank you friend Antonio Miron Brazil

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Antonio! I appreciate you watching the videos!

[@travisrainey1171]

Does anyone else think it would be fun to spend a day fossil hunting with this guy?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It usually involves carrying heavy rocks around 😂

[@patmccrady6063]

Have you done a video about the tools you use for fossil prep?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hi Pat, not yet buy there is some info on my website mamlambofossils.com

[@emersongreg]

Been loving all of your videos this year - great to see how much success you've had! Can you explain what you mean by "the papers are being drawn up" on some of your finds? Is it an authentication process to sell them or something like that?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Glad you're enjoying the videos! It's not to sell them, if you find an important fossil, some scientists will usually write a paper on it. Especially if it is an unknown species.

[@Bearywhite2]

That penguin is incredible! I can't believe i missed that video

[@MamlamboFossils]

It was a great little trip that :)

[@philiphodgesnz]

so enjoying your videos..... great work

[@marcelgalesloot3483]

Love your channel, see you next year!!🙏👋💪💪

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks Marcel!

[@BenixXx-uq8ie]

Amazing! I want to see the preparations

[@MamlamboFossils]

I have such a queue of preps to do

[@BenixXx-uq8ie]

@@MamlamboFossils awesome! I'm excited! I mean crabs are cool but bones are better :D

[@STHFGDBY]

What amazes me is your eye for detail. You walk along, camera pointing at a rock, and all it is is a rock to me, then you pick it up and it turns out to be something good. I do be thinking to myself ''How the hell did he spot that'' 😂

[@violetmurphy5177]

Did you catch the kayak?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I did, the full video is available on my channel.

[@semajguod]

Awesome finds what did you do with that huge tree trunk?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's in my garden at the moment. I sent a piece to a university for further study :)

[@junealaskanmal837]

I'm late but got here, rewinding

[@MamlamboFossils]

Nice 😀 hope you enjoyed it!

[@sergeykulikov4207]

Hi friend! Thank you for so intersting videos. Do you know what kind of video is more popular? Preps or hunts?

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hmmmm good question! I think it's a split at the moment. People prefer seeing the fossil found and then prepped :)

[@misterp158]

Great finds, congratulations and thanks

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks 👍

[@tombarossavillage971]

I look forward to your posts. They are excellent, well made and your enthusiasm and excitement is wonderful. Kudos

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thank you very much! Glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@tombarossavillage971]

@@MamlamboFossils loving them Bro its a highlight of the week

[@junealaskanmal837]

Just watched this again. The shark vertebra is my fave, just wondered which is yours?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I love the crabs still but favorite is the bill fish skull

[@FaffyWaffles]

That whale skull was def my favorite

[@MamlamboFossils]

Nice! Glad it made the top 10! It was such an effort :D

[@am5173]

Also love the channel:) I follow on Instagram and was pretty surprised I wasn’t already subscribed here

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha, I think most viewers aren't subscribed actually :)

[@junealaskanmal837]

Excited for this one

[@MamlamboFossils]

Only 3 min to go :D

[@a3skywarrior929]

For those larger items, you need a hand truck (appliances dolley) than that cart. Trips uphill would be easier 😉. Watched most of your vids since finding you ...the one you lost your kayak would have been my luck. Cheers

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks for the tips! You're right, a hand truck would make it easier up the steeper stairs :)

[@patrickmaster7207]

Hi sir i am a big fan i am from the Philippines

[@MamlamboFossils]

Awesome! Thank you! Hope you're keeping well!

[@beentheredonethat8387]

When I want to wined down and relax... I put on Mamlambo!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahah that's awesome!!!

[@wiebevangrouw2203]

How is that preperation thingy called?

[@MamlamboFossils]

It's an air scribe - my model is a CP9361.

[@wiebevangrouw2203]

Thanks, I love fossils and want to get into preparing Them.

[@TeamFishweights]

Awesome dude!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Dankie man!

[@chubbrock659]

If that little bit of clay produced that many teeth, imagine how much is in that hillside!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Millions and millions! I'll go back there soon 😀

[@billrobbins5874]

Jul 2021 here, thought all your finds were exceptional. Congratulations and thank you for sharing.

[@fossilwildlife5198]

What a successful fossil hunting year! 💪🏼 Let's see which great fossils are waiting for us to expose in 2021... 😉👍🏻⛏️

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks so much! I will have to take it up a notch this year!

[@agate555]

Right on brother love your vids .... and a big shout out from Chaska Minnesota ..U.S.A.!! Let's trade some fossils !!!

[@kirktingblad6667]

Well done!

[@sixthreeyankeejp1918]

When do we see that 50lb crab revealed??????? please

[@MamlamboFossils]

I think I have another months worth of work left on it. It's a beast!

[@am5173]

I can’t wait for this to be my life lol

[@MamlamboFossils]

Jealous!

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Congrats, its not often your piece ends up in Te Papa Museum!!

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha they have a few of my fossils, the love fossil whale stuff :)

[@billkahl1147]

Did you ever go back to find your rock hammer that got lost when the boat tipped over?

[@MamlamboFossils]

I did go back but couldn't find it 😭

[@semajguod]

Magnet fishing time

[@l.r.mckenzie4832]

I hope you find your own penguin soon!

[@Skobar4277]

Такие камни только там, где вы ищите, иди такое можно найти на любом побережье?

[@bizybob01]

👍

[@MamlamboFossils]

Thanks!

[@deannesherriff3247]

Ever thought about a donkey to help you?

[@htp7656]

That last one looks like a gar fish head?. Give it a look.

[@MamlamboFossils]

Its been pretty well identified as a bill fish skull but I will look into it 👍

[@htp7656]

I like the videos keep it up.

[@cassie996]

5:10 looks like a rock spread with shit

[@PugZDesigns]

#SUPERAWESOME #Bestof2020 #Fossils #What

[@MamlamboFossils]

Best hashtags!

[@jefftrag1956]

you need to buy a mule

[@MamlamboFossils]

Hahaha I do