Did I just find a fossil skull? [prep time-lapse included]

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Жыл бұрын

I headed out to one of my favourite beaches to get the new year of fossil hunt rolling, it was a great day weather-wise and it was good seeing so many other fossil hunters (young and old) out and about!
I found a really cool lobster and right at the end, something that looked very intriguing and turned out to be a potential turtle skull! I'm going to spend the next while prepping it to see what is hiding inside.
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@padego58 Жыл бұрын

Well the crayfish was awesome but the turtle skull... Damn that's incredible, looking forward to see the rest!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Me too! I'm hard at work getting some dolomite ready for the micro air abrasion!

@gojirazillasaurus6341 Жыл бұрын

I think it was a small lobster but it could be a crawfish

@VincentGroenewold Жыл бұрын

You're killing it lately together with the penguin!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I've been really lucky!!

@noeraldinkabam Жыл бұрын

If he killed it it wouldn’t be a fossil…

@frankierzucekjr Жыл бұрын

Yea I sent it to all my friends who are into this kinda thing like I am, and friends who have kids. Very cool, I hope you find some dinos lol

@jonathonfloyd5757 Жыл бұрын

My brother volunteered at a local dinosaur museum for a while and got to help with some of the fossils they prepped. We got to watch them work one time. It's an unbelievably tedious, painstaking process. Watching it in time lapse is way more fun! Thanks for the hard work that I know goes into this content!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! I hope you enjoyed the video, give it a like and a share if you can - it really helps the channel grow 😀 There's more videos on my patreon channel and is the best way to support me in making these videos: www.patreon.com/mamlambo

@buzza2077 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever sell these? Would you?

@jeannettefrye5086 Жыл бұрын

Wowsers, that is impressive, as usual, I can't wait for the conclusion of the emerging fossil. You are amazing, thank you so much for showing every aspect of your expertise.

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Jeannette!!

@stevenl.passalacqua3953 Жыл бұрын

At this point I think I could never be a fossil hunter. Every time you say "look at that interesting rock", in the end you pick up the rock that I wasn't looking at.. But love watching your videos!! 🙂🙂

@alexandermelchers1497 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty amazing, finding a crayfish exposed like that! Not much preparation-work needed there... As to the potential skull: that looks very interesting! Can't wait to see more of it 😯

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Let's hope it is one, I've prepped a bit more and it's looking promising!

@valiantwarrior4517 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Seeing the model of the turtle skull, it does look like that’s what it could be. Can’t wait to see more! Love the detail in that crayfish fossil. Could almost think it’s way more modern than it is.

@raygrange7312 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Love that lobster.

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love it as well!

@GaliSinatra Жыл бұрын

Ooooo interesting! Can't wait to see what's in the big one.

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Me neither!!

@josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

Oh I do hope it is a turtle that would be awesome outstanding content excellent video thank you for sharing this six stars brother

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph!!

@ayatoshad Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your process with us! It's so exciting to watch your process of prepping something mysterious. I also like the comparison of the fossils from the day you found them until you finish the prep!

@alex_rivas_art Жыл бұрын

We need a moa or a dinosaur at this point hahahaha. A pterosaur perhaps 🤔 would be super cool. 11 months left. Very good job. Thanks for the video 🙌🙌👍

@annehathway7737 Жыл бұрын

Love the detail of the crayfish. I am now waiting on tenterhooks to see if the other fossil is a turtle skull. Then Wow! you sure know how to spot them!!!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see either!

@patricbenedetti6505 Жыл бұрын

Greetengs from Italy. I love fossils. You find the history of the planet. I work with limestone in the North of Italy and sometimes i found some creature in the stone. Thank you for your time.

@timcooper7845 Жыл бұрын

Man! That crayfish will be an easy clean up. Love this channel.

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

It's a nice little lobster!

@madazza Жыл бұрын

I've picked up hundreds of rock's down at the beach but it goes to show you gotta know what you're looking at!

@ashleyjones7375 Жыл бұрын

Another good find. Fingers crossed you are correct. Looking forward to full prep vid.

@jbprospector3638 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 really enjoy your videos 🙂

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much JB!

@sueparras6028 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see what it is! Great start to a new year! ✌🇨🇦

@geraldinesera8915 Жыл бұрын

I remember when you usually shared only ammonites. Now to witness your "eye" for fossils other than crabs is delightful.😁

@respectanimals2 Жыл бұрын

I’m excited, can’t wait to see what it is , great work , loving the content , peace ✌️

@nyloaf Жыл бұрын

How intriguing! Unfortunately just missed the live premiere haha

@nyloaf Жыл бұрын

Definitely think it's worth prepping, it looks very turtle to me!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Ahhh maybe next time!!

@amandathurston2720 Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping it’s a sea turtle 🐢 you’ve definitely put in the time and deserve one!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks Amanda! I hope so too!

@nickjamesdetecting Жыл бұрын

You were right lol! The penguin video got me pulled in! I love fossils really finding anything amazing outside. The work you do to the fossils is AMAZING! That has to take some serious patience and dedication! So glad you do it and share the whole experience cause I myself donot have that kind of patience lol! So thank you and keep kicking butt on those fossils!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Nick! It's so awesome that fossil lovers from all over the world can watch videos together 😀

@vishwaratna Жыл бұрын

Nice channel... I love watching it when I want to relax. Keep up the good work going on my mate.... Already subscribed ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@pastmasters9591 Жыл бұрын

I just love your channel!!! How you transition into cool music while you prep!!! Please keep it up!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Hahaha that music always makes me want to prep now when I hear it

@iamlalapalooza Жыл бұрын

wow. looks like i found this just in the nick of time to see your new season. this is fascinating!

@kareno8634 Жыл бұрын

HAIL to All the 'long ago' Critters of the Sea and beyond! Nothing but Excitement One finds upon the shore. Finds reveal a bit, some a little more, but others make you look beyond what known before. Awesome Crayfish & Crab - a Turtle Skull, now that's Boss! CHEERS!

@aiSleepDeprived Жыл бұрын

Very exciting!!! So keen to see your progress!

@jackicomber8534 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy the prep work ....i need more!

@Bothriolepis Жыл бұрын

I agree on the turtle skull hypothesis. Must have been a massive turtle tho.

@allegg8804 Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed here in CO, USA. I wish it turns out to be a turtle for you. Thank you for doing all the work to make both the fossil and the vid.

@Fisolovagem Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! You make it seem easy to find them

@terryboswell8133 Жыл бұрын

Yes, sir. I watched the penguin prep, and subscribed. I found it particularly interesting how you identify fossil containing rocks. The day after watching, I found a rock that looked strikingly like one you picked up, only it was stuck on a pillar of a building! The owners are having it prepped by a local paleontologist!! It was an actual fossil!!! I'll let you know what it is/was!!

@largent45 Жыл бұрын

That is fantastic! Oh a turtle skull would be so awesome! Just amazing! I cant wait to find out! Best of luck!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I hope it is inside there!!!

@joshuajones9035 Жыл бұрын

I hope we get some updates on this piece! its incredible!!!!

@garnettoll9317 Жыл бұрын

Wow - that is awesome! I have been showing my homeschool kiddos some of your videos. Some of them are hooked!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Yay!! That's so awesome, let me know if they have questions!

@pepper684 Жыл бұрын

I found you long ago, before the penguin. but over time I lost your channel.. but the penguin helped me find it again!

@larrybarnes3920 Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this, as always. 👍👍

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

@G00DBYEP0RKPIE Жыл бұрын

Not sure how I stumbled across your videos but I'm hooked! Love the videos, im from the Wairarapa and love all sorts of history, been metal detecting last couple of years and hooked on that with the wife, but now I want to go out the coast and look for fossils. Haha Keep up the cool work 👍

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I metal detect as well, but not as much as I used to 😀

@Lilith-Rose Жыл бұрын

I was excited from the initial symmetry, my first thoughts before you started prepping would have been vertebrae but seeing more that's obviously not the case. A turtle skull would be awesome of course but I must say I have my fingers crossed for seal given the size and location. Either way another stunning find from beautiful nz to make me jealous over here in the uk haha

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping it is a skull! The texture is very strange though, and apparently turtles can have something like that!

@Lilith-Rose Жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils being reptiles a turtle skull having slightly different bone structure wouldn't be surprising, however I'm sure I have seen more fibrous bone structure on mammal skulls too, especially around the muscle attachment points at the back, but maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part. I'm with you on skull though, you can even see the orbital arches starting to come through, and combining that with the symmetry both in shape and in texture there aren't many other things it could reasonably be

@HabitualJoker Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel. Awesome find! Subscribed and diving into your other vids now!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! Thanks so much!

@wdwerker Жыл бұрын

When I was a teen in boy Boy Scouts we assisted the Park Rangers in protecting the loggerhead turtles coming in to nest. Stayed up all night watching them come up the beach and dig nests. That was 50 years ago so hopefully some of those eggs are now mature nesting adults.

@MyAdventurr Жыл бұрын

Subbed from the penguin vid! Awesome that content is created like this. Always wondered how these fossils go about. Very cool to see

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing! I hope you enjoy the other videos as well!

@skoitch Жыл бұрын

I hope it’s soon cause it’s just mean to leave us unsure! Great video

@meg2831 Жыл бұрын

Man you find the absolute coolest stuff!

@lordtachanka80 Жыл бұрын

Great find!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lukasmuller4434 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a prep of that crayfish! (Or to prep it on my own)

@saerbhreathach540 Жыл бұрын

A turtle skull would be really neat!! Here's hoping!! 😊👍

@Siseja Жыл бұрын

Prepping fossils like this looks so soothing. I wanna try sometime

@pamelasplace7429 Жыл бұрын

This is so exciting!!!

@13Odrade Жыл бұрын

Yey nice ! Will you prep a little the crayfish too ? What a great start of 2023 !

@dianadelahaye7660 Жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@renegranit240 Жыл бұрын

actually the first youtubers channel i visit from shorts.

@Ontario_Rockhound Жыл бұрын

Very cool, I can kind actually see that bone from a skull especially when comparing it to that 3rd model!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I hope it's inside there!!!!

@rossgraveley Жыл бұрын

That some amazing finds

@OMtNI Жыл бұрын

Yep, fossils are super interesting and exciting. I had no choice but to subscribe!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Yay!!

@johnfloydman7735 Жыл бұрын

How cool would that be .... here's hoping 🙏🙏💀

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Let's hope it gets revealed soon!

@peperando8733 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see this one finished!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Me neither!!

@mojolycan2148 Жыл бұрын

Vary cool find world like to see you do the prep on the crayfish also

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I'll give it a go

@Striggly Жыл бұрын

Turtle fossil, thats very cool :)

@mrutherford8590 Жыл бұрын

You have a good eye for finding this stuff

@suerobertson5132 Жыл бұрын

Great spotting 🦘🦘

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sue!

@davelahoud1256 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to 2023 and thanks! Love the voice mate - you could get into voice work

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Hahah imagine that 😀

@dandalf6256 Жыл бұрын

Jemaine Clement doing the narration is great.

@Dynotop1a Жыл бұрын

Wow, I was thinking to myself it might be a turtle skull and literally the next second you mentioned that as a candidate. Would be a very cool find if so! I have a modern sea turtle skull which is partially what gave me the idea, but it also makes sense for the time and place those concretions preserve. The shape and texture definitely seem to match, but I guess we’ll just see what it is with some more prep! That big scribe is probably pretty nerve-wracking to use, though. I love your videos.

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I only use the big scribe when I'm confident there is no bone around 😀

@googleuser-rr9wr Жыл бұрын

Man you are so lucky to have the fossil beds to collect from. I live in California and have found concretions that I need to show you.

@SCWONGAWAM Жыл бұрын

very nice video 💖💖💖👍👍👍👍

@kaleoariola Жыл бұрын

Cant wait for the final reveal!

@bobm5500 Жыл бұрын

Yes another great find well done , Would you pleas show more of you chipping away at the rock exposing the fossil , trying to guess what it is can get me hanging on the edge of my seat .

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I hope it is a turtle skull!

@sherafrazier Жыл бұрын

I’m giddy with anticipation!

@seandoyle6688 Жыл бұрын

Wicked cool!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Dran01 Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I'm glad I did

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Yay! Me too!

@TheBrokenRat Жыл бұрын

Nice man great to see a fellow kiwi out having fun in nature

@micktepolt6276 Жыл бұрын

that crawdad is cool looks good even now ,....it would be far out if that bone turned out to be a skull ,,,May the force be with you ! 🐢🦖🐳🦂

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I really hope it is one!!

@albereddi Жыл бұрын

got here due to the penguin video aswell ☺ as a child i wanted to become an archeologist, so i could dig out dinosaurs. looking forward to your upcoming content. greetings from germany 😊

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Yay!! Welcome aboard! I'm doing it as a hobby and Germany has amazing products for prepping fossils, look at haufwerk.com

@wumbleisthebest3270 Жыл бұрын

Damn what a cliffhanger! Fingers crossed.🤞

@blisteringbarnaclesmagnets6364 Жыл бұрын

Very cool 👍🧲⚓️

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@damiandighton5199 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that looks like a turtle skull just as you said it. Very cool

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Good eye you have there!!!

@lawrencebeaulieu9242 Жыл бұрын

I've been watching you for a while now and I really enjoy watching all your hard work. I've found quite a few fossil carbs over the years but never thought of doing what you do. I think I'm going to give it a try. Would you please tell me what kind of acid to use for the prep. Thanks

@beckysmith3660 Жыл бұрын

A skull!? Soo cool

@riverAmazonNZ Жыл бұрын

Exciting! Turtle time!

@Kirsten._._ Жыл бұрын

Wow, that would be one big turtle!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

It would be!!

@Ninjafossils Жыл бұрын

Awesome find as usual. Do you know if any of the specimens you have loaned out are being described in a paper coming soon?

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Apparently some might come out next year!

@SpikeNLFS Жыл бұрын

Hi Morne, checking in from the Netherlands Europe. I really enjoy your content and I wish that we had the posibility to find fossils in such a way over here in the Netherlands. Unfortunately that is not the case. :(

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Spike!!

@Robin-rn7ip Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for mote on that skull!

@seatroutking7555 Жыл бұрын

Great job and content what’s the solution you place the rocks in, I can’t wait for the crayfish one

@lois4329 Жыл бұрын

Hi ya, don’t you just wish it could be picked off like plaster sometimes 😂 hope it is what you think it might be 👍 cheers

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

That would be so easy!! I'm hoping for that turtle skull!

@mutt3162 Жыл бұрын

Oh dang!!! I hope it's the turtle 🐢

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@mutt3162 Жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils I can't wait to see.

@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video talking about how you put on the protection for acid prep and do you then have to remove it after you are done with the acid?

@ravenraven964 Жыл бұрын

At this point you should probably consider getting a mamlambo tattoo on your hand to prevent theft

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Hahahahah love that!

@ravenraven964 Жыл бұрын

Put it up for a vote in community mybe it isn't such a bad idea. Also are we going to see the lobster preped ? Id love me some tasty prehistoric lobster

@TheOrbAttraction Жыл бұрын

Hi I'm new here, I just subscribed. How I want to be you finding all those treasures 🤩

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

@joesask857 Жыл бұрын

nice

@pixelsmith6998 Жыл бұрын

Can you show video of tool set what are you using to clean and crave the fossils out from rocks. Also what tools you would suggest for starters. If you all ready have video, can someone point me to right direction, thanks for your videos.

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

I'll make a video on this 😀

@angiemitchell5316 Жыл бұрын

Hi I am a fellow rock hound and I have tons of fossils. Where I live there isn't anyone who can tell me anything about what kind of fossils they are can you possibly help, you are very knowledgeable and really know what your talking about. If you could either recommend someone or you yourself help me identify what they are I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time and happy hunting.

@TV-tq5ed Жыл бұрын

Cool! @3:43 what kind of air hammer is that? or is that a die grinder? I carve Indiana Limestone mostly. Can't wait to see more of your "carving" unfold! - cheers

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

It's called an air scribe, have a look at the Chicago Pneumatic CP9361 - it's a very popular model.

@TV-tq5ed Жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils That looks like the small one. Aren't you using 2 different tools? One of my old 1" inline masons air hammers has locking non turning & non releasing chisels. There is also a teeny tiny Cuturi air hammer that is similar with carbide chisels, locking but they do turn. 😃