Fossil prep: Rare baby plesiosaur fossil discovered!

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2 жыл бұрын

A while back I found this bone cluster and managed to carry it home. I started off prepping it with my air scribes and removed a fair bit of rock. Unfortunately, there wasn't good separation between the rock and the fossil - it was really "sticky" - so I did the final bit of prep using some vinegar to dissolve the rock. The acid prep took around 2 weeks.
I sent photos of the bones to a paleontologist specializing in marine reptiles from the Cretaceous era of New Zealand and he ID'd it as a juvenile plesiosaurus, probably and elasmosaurus. According to him, it's only the third bones of this type of elasmosaurus found in New Zealand so a pretty rare find!
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@taleandclawrock2606 Жыл бұрын

To have a curiosity so intense that you focus hundreds of hours of mind numbing detailed repetitive work to reveal these incredible pieces of history to us, im just so impressed and grateful, thankyou!

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

It's pretty fun, I listen to podcasts / music / audio books etc 😂

@taleandclawrock2606 6 ай бұрын

I'm still loving your vids and following your increasing skills and expert knowledge. ❤

@impunitythebagpuss 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of hard work compressed into a video for us to enjoy! Great work! Great find! Thanks for posting your adventures!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

About 6 hours of video editing as well! Glad you enjoyed it!

@impunitythebagpuss 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching your videos! Keep up the good work!

@billrobbins5874 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool find. Just HAD to watch again! Thanks for sharing.

@user-ng3nu7mh6s Жыл бұрын

그것이 몇억년 된거요?

@jonathanallison2247 Жыл бұрын

Definitely impressive work from start to finish, finding fossils, researching what you’ve got, prepping and stabilizing. Great job!

@scotttrent9348 2 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing that you have an eye for finding such special pieces. That bone cluster looks great. Keep the videos coming they are awsome.

@wendyharper2154 2 жыл бұрын

Hi M, it must be amazing to have in your hands such an interesting window into the far distant past. Love watching you do a prep and seeing the final outcome. Your input to advancing our knowledge of this era is important thank you. Cheers Wendy (.waves across the ditch)

@roddydurst6108 2 жыл бұрын

Please keep the preps coming they are so awesome. Great job.

@Corntassels Жыл бұрын

This was so rewarding to watch! I appreciate being able to see what you went through in the prep and all the information you shared about it. What a find :)

@alexandermelchers1497 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see how you did the prep on this, very instructional. And, again, an awesome specimen! Very lucky find! :D

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Alexander 😀

@sarejen6868 2 жыл бұрын

Thais always fascinating to watch what is exposed in the prep, the possibility of finding even more than what you originally saw on the exterior. Do you hunt through the debris you've removed from the preps to find the micro fossils?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I've kept the chips to see if I can one day get the microfossils out of them. I'm not sure what the best way to get them out of the hard rock is yet.

@sandmaker 2 жыл бұрын

Wowza, dide. That's amazing. It looks like that air scribe is just the ticket. Keep your eyes to the ground and your heart in the sky. Thanks for sharing your amazing find. Be happy, safe and stay healthy.😷⚒

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sand Maker!! Yeah, that new air scribe is great!

@michellericard4850 2 жыл бұрын

I love your prepping videos. It's cool to watch it slowly appear as you get the concretion off

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying it Michelle!

@jakegillum 2 жыл бұрын

These prep videos are always fun. I keep hoping for you to post a show and tell of all your favorite finds.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I did do a top ten fossil video at the end of last year - I might have to do one for this year as well :)

@kimk8365 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is one of the most interesting to have come up in my news feed in the past few days. I'm loving this, wish there was a place to search where I live. I guess I'll have to do some research on that.

@khamullordoftheeastelings390 2 жыл бұрын

That is soooo cool!. Also I see that you are approaching the 50k mark ;)

@alink5918 2 жыл бұрын

How exciting and amazing! Congratulations on a rare great find! I always enjoy your preps great job!💙

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@danmorin8735 2 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed your video, very cool and awesome! Keep them coming! Greetings from Canada!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! I'll keep prepping 😀

@campbellmcgrannachan3859 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the videos

@ainatsmass3875 2 жыл бұрын

As a subscriber you are the best youtuber and this video is a banger nice one.

@joannedevilliers6448 3 ай бұрын

Love videos. Great job and patience at uncovering what the past has left us.

@conorcrowley6256 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you're really an artist with this stuff, am never not amazed by the work here.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Conor!

@billrobbins5874 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome find. Will you go back to see if you can find anymore of it? Did this one take more prep time than the BIG crab? 🦕🦀

@lindalewis5066 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching the preps. It's like watching someone slowly open their present & you're dieing to see what's inside! This turned out really great! What a nice find! And how nice of you to donate some of your best finds to museums or universities to study. Good editing on the video. 👍❤️

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Linda!!

@MrJudder413 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. We have dinosaur footprints where I live massachusetts, United States but nothing like what you have there. Awesome video!

@schnaps1790 2 жыл бұрын

realy love the prepping videos please make more of them if possible :)

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I will, they just take quite a bit of time to do 😀

@liamcarey335 2 жыл бұрын

awesome mate! love your work!

@julesgosnell9791 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating - I hope that you are going back to look for the skull !

@jamestaylor6041 2 жыл бұрын

very cool dude , please keep us updated , nice find big thumbs up

@Ontario_Rockhound 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, what a very cool find!

@philiphinkle4280 2 жыл бұрын

great work.. hope you let us know if they decide to study it and what they find.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely will!

@MamlamboFossils 4 ай бұрын

b72 paraloid, I use acid if the rock is sticking to the bone rather than scraping it from the bone

@Magnetsnorkel 2 жыл бұрын

This is so satisfying to watch 👍🏻 keep up the good work

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@peopleddiagram2920 2 жыл бұрын

An absolutely amazing find. Great clip!!!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@karenuntz6514 2 жыл бұрын

No notification on this vid! Just found it. Best find so far!!!

@campbellmcgrannachan3859 2 жыл бұрын

Ooooooo another prep video LEETTTSSSSS GOOOOOOOOO

@lizzymoore54 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful prep for a fantastic find! ☺️

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lizzy!!

@grayhaven451 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty amazing my friend. Congratulations.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mickey!

@raygrange7312 2 жыл бұрын

Great find and prep. Well done👍

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray!

@ashleyjones7375 2 жыл бұрын

Doing some brilliant work prepping this. Hope u find more especially the skull.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too! Thanks!

@TheYorkshireFossilHunter 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely brilliant mate well done

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!

@joshuajackson6442 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your hard work

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@oneshotme 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!

@pockettt 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's an amazing find, great prep too 👍

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!

@jaynehorn151 2 жыл бұрын

Good grief! How many hours/weeks did this take? Is it your way of getting out of chores?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

It took about 3 weeks 😀

@bobm5500 2 жыл бұрын

Well dun , Ok now you to find the skull . that prep would be a fantastic to watch !

@gojirazillasaurus6341 2 жыл бұрын

you need more subs dude this is an amazing find!?!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!! 😀

@ccccarriemchardy9216 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome find!

@aserta 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, weeks worth of chipping came paid off, excellent work my dude! :)

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks aserta!

@MotoLego 2 жыл бұрын

Always incredible finds!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Moto!!

@vernsrocksstuff5989 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@chova1000 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work!!!!

@haemhorrhoidian 2 жыл бұрын

Once again awesome content :-)

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@cptnkaos5994 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing specimens

@TheFullStar 2 жыл бұрын

That is a big prep!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah it was! It took about 3 weeks!

@JG-mp5nb 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@americanrebel413 2 жыл бұрын

I really love watching the prep videos. Awesome video my friend thank you. PS. What happened to this piece if anything?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! It's packed away till someone from a museum comes to visit again

@andreweaston143 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@rockersfromaz3001 2 жыл бұрын

I died laughing at 32 seconds in! 😂😂😂 that was funny! That isn’t heavy is it!? 😂😂😂

@TheOldladyB 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing find.

@infantryattacks 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! Good hunting!!!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

@Paleos1000 2 жыл бұрын

Another fascinating find. Talking of skulls . . .? Oh and do you mind if I pm you re the make of scribe your using?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Of course not! You can email me as well mamlambo82@gmail.com

@valiantwarrior4517 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work, sir. You seem to really know what you’re doing.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I'm still learning!!

@josephcormier5974 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome always like to watch prep. I wonder if they gave live berth or egg?Two thumbs

@EmbraceTheJourney 2 жыл бұрын

this one was fantastic. Hope you can find the skull in the areas where you found this

@ktlivingherway516 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, so much work. There is a youtube called "Gambling on Stones", about Jade. You do that with Fossil rocks, don't know until you reveal it.

@billmc4673 2 жыл бұрын

WOW MATE 👏!..WHAT A SUPERB FIND ..😊

@paulr6922 2 жыл бұрын

Well found mate. You know your stuff.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!

@iamjaychase1 2 жыл бұрын

So amazing

@patrickmaster7207 2 жыл бұрын

Subscriber from the Philippines

@WightFossilTours 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great finds 💪🤩

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

@Panzerkita61 2 жыл бұрын

So amazing, 80 million years old, absolutely mind blowing. What do you think about when the bones come out of the rock from the intricate work you do? Thank you and have a great week ✌🏻😎

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

80 million years old! Most of the time I listen to music or a PODcast and kinda go into auto pilot :)

@Panzerkita61 2 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils I will change it to 80 million :)

@janetedens 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@Atomcrusher 2 жыл бұрын

Are you gonna do some acid prepping in the future

@alansdorsetfossils4028 Жыл бұрын

Nice one... I don't doubt that you will be looking for more of it in the close vicinity. There is a reasonable change that more is lying nearby as it looked to be emerging from the sea washed bank?

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

The rock was quite rounded so I think it tumbled down the river for quite a distance

@TheFossilFiend 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, you really need a stronger scribe!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm looking at getting a bigger one

@ShaighJosephson Жыл бұрын

I'm getting sucked into seeing what you discover... Very interesting... 🙂

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

Yay!!! Down the fossil rabbit hole you go 😂

@birdsatalcatraz 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome

@georgepappas3790 2 жыл бұрын

With great appreciation

@joej2409 2 жыл бұрын

hi there what is it you use to keep the bone safe why working.. every now and then your brush something onto the bone ...what is it you use... thanks

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

It's called B72 paraloid, like a plastic in solution that can be removed when you're done!

@AngrySockZa 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. You are South African yes? Are you finding these fossils in SA or are you abroad?

@SpeeedyHunteeerrrrr 2 жыл бұрын

nice one dudee

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

@gojirazillasaurus6341 2 жыл бұрын

NO WAY that’s insane!!

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@maludums322 2 жыл бұрын

Elasmosaurus was my favorite when I was a kid

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

I love elasmosaurus as well! One of my favourite fossils I've found.

@jfirebaugh 2 жыл бұрын

The first crack you stabilized with glue seemed to expand a bit. Does the glue expand as it cures?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

The glue is pretty stable, it doesn't expand in my experience. It might have been the acid.

@joannhempen8210 8 ай бұрын

Love!

@phillipdavis3705 2 жыл бұрын

Have a question, I know this is older post, but carving all that rock, is it calming or tedious? Great find.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Its pretty calming. I listen to podcasts, audio books or just music

@kieranmccullough7385 2 жыл бұрын

If I wanted to go about staining a fossil to make it darker and stand out more against the matrix, what would I use?

@zioncardman18 2 жыл бұрын

Does your bone agatize like the stuff we find in the states? I do lapidary work and work with cabbing Dino bone.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

It does get agatized from time to time, looks really pretty!

@paynestuta 2 жыл бұрын

Dreams do come true!

@salvagemonster3612 Жыл бұрын

What kid from the 70’s doesn’t Love Nessie? Cool

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

And 80s!

@Steph-sk3xb Жыл бұрын

What do you think about the fossil they found in Australia of this animal just at the end of the last year? It fully intact

@MamlamboFossils Жыл бұрын

It's so amazing!!! It looks very, very complete!

@divineisanutshell6352 Жыл бұрын

Watching this fst video on 2 x speed is so satisfying

@yee7963 2 жыл бұрын

what is that brushing on the fossil while air scribing?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

It's called B72 paraloid

@mojolycan6222 2 жыл бұрын

Vary cool 🤘

@dawheele1 2 жыл бұрын

Could you turn up your volume? Hard to hear the verbiage in the bid.

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

Ill try make it louder 😃

@mc5574 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about buying a X-ray scanner? This would allow you to remove large part of rock without the risk of damaging a fossils.

@RustyTorch 2 жыл бұрын

how did you protect the fossils from the vinegar baths without damaging them? or with these fossils were they just not affected? i have a snail and clam i found i decided to test put in and it did get rid of the limestone but also effected the fossil a little bit

@RustyTorch 2 жыл бұрын

i heard you mention keeping a part by using the "b72" whats that exactly?

@MamlamboFossils 2 жыл бұрын

B72 has a few different names but its a type of plastic you dissolve in acetone and paint on the fossil. It stops the acid from affecting it. If you Google b72 beads you will find suppliers.

@RustyTorch 2 жыл бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils thanks legend!