Fossil prep: I discovered a fossil bird with teeth! (Pelagornis?)

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Fossil prep: I discovered a fossil bird with teeth! (Pelagornis?)

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7 ай бұрын

I headed out to one of my favourite fossil hunting spots as a storm rolled in, I was debating whether I actually get out of the car but in the end I decided to try and find at least one fossil... and boy did I!
This is a very rare find indeed and I have no idea how much of the skull is going to be in the concretion, there could be quite a bit given the size of the concretion.
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@maisiefreeman8597 7 ай бұрын

WOW Morne! You are making such an incredible impact on the knowledge of New Zealand prehistory with your finds - the penguins, the shark, the marlin, the whales, and now this!! I couldn't be happier for you. I bet Canterbury Museum loves you, filling out their fossil collection for them. Please do be careful with lifting though, wishing you a speedy recovery with your back injury.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Lol they are very selective with what they take but they might be interested in this one!! The lifting was fine, it was the carrying at that weird position

@beach7694 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations, you've been pretty lucky to get some amazing finds! From a whale skull, to a turtle skull, to a penguin body, and all of the crabs! Thanks for taking us along with your adventures!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Its so much more fun with you all along for the ride!! I get to share this with thousands of people!

@breathofhome6315 7 ай бұрын

The back doesn't hurt as much when you've found something that exciting. I hope that next piece is a continuation of the first. You find the coolest stuff!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It certainly makes up for it!!! I hope so too!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

This is SUCH a crazy fossil! I'm going to carry on prepping it this weekend and let's hope the skull is in there! If you want a set of fossil cards, head over to my Patreon channel where I give them away as rewards 😂 Patreon.com/mamlambo - the link is in the video description

@lukerichards8142 7 ай бұрын

Buzzing for this one Morne!

@RufotrisRootedRockhound 7 ай бұрын

So cool! I can’t wait to see the finished prep! Great work as always man 🤘

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much mate!!!

@valiantwarrior4517 7 ай бұрын

I’ve seen pelagornis in games before, but I’ve never seen their anatomy close up. I never realized the “teeth” those prehistoric birds had were actually formed from the same thing as the beak. Very cool! Thanks for another really awesome video sharing another spectacular find!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing it with me valiant!

@peter990099 7 ай бұрын

im excited to hear updates on this, amazing you may have found the missing section as well

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I really hope so!!

@toyman692000 7 ай бұрын

Amazing amount of care and preparation, keep up the excellent work.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, you have to treat these fossils with respect!

@sydnidowney3598 7 ай бұрын

LOVE YOUR PASSION FOR YOUR WORK. SO HAPPY FOR YOU!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@aserta 7 ай бұрын

Great fossil, great prep! But my dude, you have to get yourself a mountain rucksack, the ones with a metal frame so you can carry these stones up where your back won't be hurt. We ain't getting any younger, no good if you break your back! Hope it healed by now.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I was thinking of strapping it to my backpack but didn't want to take the chance of damaging the bone 😂

@loganstrong9874 7 ай бұрын

If you visit the Taranikki Museum ,they have a full life sized model of one of these amazing Birds hanging down from the roof ,they also have a fragment of part of the beak which someone found .It's very impressive that these birds were here and so recently ,I really wonder why they went extinct .Seems the coming of the ice age cycles 2.6 millions ago they just couldn't adapt .

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I've seen photos of it! They are truly amazing!! I wonder as well, maybe they were outcompeted by modern gulls?

@aserta 7 ай бұрын

Every system tends to either peak or go leaner and leaner, so it's likely that the bird couldn't keep up. There's examples of survivors (crocks, sharks) but they're more like examples that prove the rule. The rest peaced out.

@loganstrong9874 7 ай бұрын

We will never know about there breeding rates or requirement's ,and the world got cold ,big changes to the sea currents and nutrient's cycles must have happened .I just read a new paper on the Pliocene plants From Auckland sites and the massive changers in terrestrial plant life on land that happened when compared todays native plants .I myself do plant fossil collecting from Miocene Northland and some Pliocene Auckland ,and most macro fossil plant seed/fruits remands can be seen in both Time periods ,a few extinctions ie the NZ coconut missing from the Pliocene Record ,but most of the other plants appear in both time periods until the ice ages began ,then dramatic change on land and sea life as well .So Many of the Plant seeds/fruits are bigger than today Karaka Seeds which are the biggest today ,that I wonder did Moa have a diet like the Cassowary or was there other things unknown living here but no fossils have being found to date to show they never existed .A set of giant Moa foot prints found four years ago ,only just got confirmed to be Pliocene age .I hope one day you may discover a land bird that got washed out to sea and sunk to the sea floor and fossilized .

@GrumpyGillsFishing 7 ай бұрын

My first childhood dream was to be an archeologist. Seeing this video really sparked some of that old ambition. Thank you for sharing this amazing find with us ❤

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It's never too late, I've gone back to learn more about this at 41 years old :)

@GrumpyGillsFishing 7 ай бұрын

@@MamlamboFossils thanks I might just do that. :) I wouldn’t really know where to start though.

@largent45 7 ай бұрын

Congrats Morne! You really did find a toothed bird! And there is quite a bit of the beak in that rock still! That's awesome! And heck yeah, start working on a dino or a mosesaur card and make sure you make it complete! I think a CT scan one you get the beak exposed completely is you best chance of removing all the bones without damaging them. Yay! This is incredible! Congrats!!!🎉

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Lisa!!! Yeah, I need to get that dino skeleton next year!

@Ontario_Rockhound 7 ай бұрын

Awesome find, looking forward to future updates on this amazing specimen!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Yeah, I'm keen to see more as well!

@brianfeeley6140 7 ай бұрын

Another super exciting find and partial prep... can't wait to see what else is in there! Cheers!

@I_Am_Bone 7 ай бұрын

I remember standing for what felt like forever watching a student slowly working away at a concretion at the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. It was mesmerizing!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It is rather mesmerizing!!

@karenuntz6514 7 ай бұрын

I think I might be as excited for you finding thos one as you are about finding it! Hope you're recording more of it! Congrats! 😊

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad and can share the excitement with you!!

@frenchcrystalhunter 7 ай бұрын

Just amazing preparation🎉

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Ahhh thank you, this was a very satisfying one!

@willbejamming1532 7 ай бұрын

I must say, Sisyphus, seeing you tote a hundred pounder across that slippy sodden shingle took me back to your early days when you didn't have your little wagon, when rolling hadn't even been invented yet. Good times.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Heya Will! Hahahah my poor wagon would not have enjoyed those rocks!

@chir0pter 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Definitely go back and see if you can find more of it!

@tashacano3324 7 ай бұрын

Oh man🎉 so excited for you! Congrats on finding your bucket list fossils one at a time!!!

@jamesgoold5520 7 ай бұрын

Well done mate. Thrilled for you brilliant find. Can't wait to see your results

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@mpfractal3138 7 ай бұрын

Super great find! Congrats to you! Very cool!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@catxolotl6728 3 ай бұрын

Omg! Pelagornis are one of my favorite prehistoric birds! That’s so cool!

@MamlamboFossils 3 ай бұрын

They are amazing birds!

@skp8738 7 ай бұрын

So cool and congrats on the find! I hope the skull is there too, I’ve learned something new today!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

That's what it's all about, learning new things!!

@snug001 7 ай бұрын

Great find!! Looking forward to see the update

@celticmandoplayer 7 ай бұрын

No wonder your back was strained with over a hundred pounds of rock ! Incredible find !!! Can't wait to see when you progress further, exposing it. Congratulations on this find!

@valiantwarrior4517 7 ай бұрын

Big congrats on passing 500K subs! You’re awesome!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Valiant!

@tranquilvortex 7 ай бұрын

Woohoo!! Fantastic find! So happy for you! Your joy is contagious! God Bless you and you family and Merry Christmas!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and the same to you and your family!

@onefortheages5983 7 ай бұрын

penguin, turtle skull, now a pelagornis skull!! U poppin off my man! As a fellow dinosaur/vertebrate hunter serious congrats. makes me so happy the success is going to you, a citizen scientist.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I've been so lucky this past while, so many great fossils!

@Heather-tz5gi 7 ай бұрын

Amazing, can’t wait to see the full prep

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I did 2 more hours this evening, it's coming along!

@mermaidrachelle6152 7 ай бұрын

This is such a neat find! Thank you for sharing, I cant wait to see more!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

My pleasure!!

@BenixXx-uq8ie 7 ай бұрын

That is fantastic!! I'm looking forward to the next prep video!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Going to do quite a bit of prepping this weekend!

@BenixXx-uq8ie 7 ай бұрын

@@MamlamboFossilsalready exited 😁

@lonl123 7 ай бұрын

Dude! You have been banging it lately! The turtle, getting published, and now a "Toothed" Bird! That is awesome, you are on a roll. This is a huge find and I hope you got the skull trapped in that rock. Really anxious to see your progress on this one. Great Work!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It's been a great year!!!

@SheplerStudios 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Really enjoy viewing all aspects of your fossil recovery efforts.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@zodiacbrave13 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing find! Congratulations!

@nitawynn9538 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on your find. I’m anxious to see what you discover in the rock. Take care of your back!

@sueparras6028 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on an amazing discovery! I really admire the way you spend so much time revealing the fossil. It's so satisfying to watch and I imagine that for you it must be so awesome a feeling to see your hard work pay off so well. I really hope that you get your dinosaur fossil, if anyone deserves it, it's definitely you! 👍💯✌🇨🇦🦕🦖❤

@docsavagefan2795 7 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see the rest of the prep work. Very cool

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I can't wait to see if the skull is in there!

@Ewald644 7 ай бұрын

Awsome find man. I am already reslly curious at whats more in there. Its already looking so positive!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Let's hope for skull!

@peterclegg2609 7 ай бұрын

Amazing, all your hard work is certainly paying off.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@raphaelferretti6353 7 ай бұрын

Congrats! Looking forward to see the preparation!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@b.slocumb7763 7 ай бұрын

You sure got your workout carrying that rock! What a great find!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It was good exercise that's for sure!

@wenseager5474 7 ай бұрын

How fantastic! Congratulations on this amazinf find!

@wendymorrison5803 7 ай бұрын

This is an exciting find. You are good to share the best with us. We aren't having a good summer in southern Victoria either. My plans to go snorkelling off the Bayside fossil cliffs is still waiting.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Did I talk to you on the beach by chance?

@Happyhandcannon 7 ай бұрын

Very cool! Can't wait see this when it's done 👍

@sarejen6868 7 ай бұрын

Wow that is so COOL another Bucket List Find! 🎉 Congrats!!!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It's one of my favourite finds!!

@davideferlin8053 7 ай бұрын

Amazing find, can't wait to see the prepped specimen!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Neither can I!

@rozilindhaver5036 7 ай бұрын

Amazzzzzing you manifested it. Yes now manifest the dinosaur bone. Whoop whoop so excited for you bud.

@kenwestern2821 7 ай бұрын

So dang awesome! Thanks so much for your great videos and humble self!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Ahhh my pleasure Ken 😁

@bobs-rocks 7 ай бұрын

Very cool find! Thanks for sharing!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@janvafa9959 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Your hard work and perseverance are being rewarded!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@ccccarriemchardy9216 7 ай бұрын

You were truly meant to find that rock, congrats!.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It was meant to be 😀

@jasonking9401 7 ай бұрын

You are awesome! And it has been TOO long between fossil hunts for me... Thanks for being an inspiration- I will get out and about somewhere in Canterbury SOON.

@glenbrady1417 7 ай бұрын

That is an incredible find & you must be buzzing😊

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I really am!

@alexkerridge 7 ай бұрын

Woah, so exciting! cant wait to see more of it!!!

@fossilswede 7 ай бұрын

What an incredible find! Congrats! Very exciting to see. Cheers! 😁👌👍

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@jorrit.f 7 ай бұрын

such an amazing find! can't wait to see the rest of the fossil :D

@notamoose231 7 ай бұрын

You are on a roll, lately!

@LiSa.N.J 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on this awesome find! An early Christmas present . Looking forward to another video with more prep done on this soon. Stay Safe!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!!

@dcnole 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome. What a find!

@suerobertson5132 7 ай бұрын

😱Awsome find,,, fingers crossed for the rest of it 🐨🐨🦘🦘oxoxoxoxoxo

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Sue!!

@thegoodlookinorange1986 7 ай бұрын

DUUUUUD I think it’s so cool that you live near rock hounding spots with big fossils .My family and I go to Caspersen Beach in Sarasota to find Megaladon teeth and other fossils. Love the content. Spread the fossil love. 👍❤️🤙🌈

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!! I still haven't found a meg tooth 😄

@ianstewartbrown5308 7 ай бұрын

Amazing find, congratulations!!

@blockydude2253 7 ай бұрын

Wow, can’t wait to see if there’s a skull!

@markmoorhead1442 7 ай бұрын

Wow,congratulations on this find,looks promising and I hope the second piece does hold the missing piece of the puzzle. That would be truly amazing. We all need to keep our fingers crossed.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I hope so too! We should know soon!

@Robin-rn7ip 7 ай бұрын

I'm so excited for the next video!! Great find

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I can't wait either 😃

@D989501L 7 ай бұрын

Hi their, I was counting down waiting for it to come on 😊. What a find. I do think you are very fortunate in that where you live seems to be brimming with fossils, first the Giant Turtle (Still want to know how big the whole animal would have been 😁) and then top that with a toothed bird. Amazing. Thanks for the Insight into what's laying about on the beach. Wishing you and family a great Christmas. Regards Richard 🇬🇧

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Hi Richard! There are some great fossils out here, and if you keep looking you might find one!!

@davidnieuwenhuis2590 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the great find!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@stevenl.passalacqua3953 7 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed for a skull in that rock!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I hope so too!!

@mica4977 6 ай бұрын

Hope your back is better! Is surprising how much people likely missed due to not knowing what to look for or what they're seeing.

@raygrange7312 7 ай бұрын

You are certainly finding some great stuff lately.👍

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I've been very fortunate!

@drcurioustube 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your physical sacrifice! Happy New Year!

@allegg8804 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for going out in the cold and wet. But what a great find.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It was well worth it!!!

@Kamiis1STson 7 ай бұрын

im so proud of you morne, you always seem to out-do yourself!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I've found some really great fossils, I'm so thankful for that!

@johnbruce2868 7 ай бұрын

Fabulous find! About 35 years ago, I found a bony tooth bird bill from the London Clay (54 million years old approx), Isle of Sheppey, Kent. As your prepping stands mine looks exactly like yours but I only had "a small section" and I think you have a lot more. My specimen is in the British Natural History Museum along with the fragment of Hyracotherium jaw and a large Dasornis vertebra (named by us at the time - tongue in cheek - as "Dodosaurus") found from the same locality. London Clay avians and mammals are disarticulated and fragmentary. You're doing tremendous work. Congratulations. p.s. I've a couple of Cretaceous crabs from the Gault Clay, Folkestone. I send them to you so you can compare those NZ giant crustaceans with the UK mini ones. Happy Christmas!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It sounds like you have made some amazing discoveries!! I'd love to see a UK crab but only if they are common and not scientifically valuable please 😁

@Lilith-Rose 7 ай бұрын

Lucky guy, Sheppey is on my bucket list although I'm somewhat familiar with the London clay from the Suffolk coast which is my "local" hunting grounds (most of my crustacean finds are crag redeposits though and are just rolled nodules)

@billkahl1147 7 ай бұрын

That is certainly an impressive find!

@sandmaker 7 ай бұрын

Wow, wow wow! That's amazing, you should be proud. I can't wait for the updates. Chip on!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! So many chips to do!

@fatyank44 Ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic channel, your one of the best..

@josephcormier5974 7 ай бұрын

This find is as exciting as the turtle skull and just as important I can't wait to see it all thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Joseph! And found not very far from the turtle!

@rwild9356 7 ай бұрын

That's incredibly cool!

@Farage528 7 ай бұрын

Delighted for you great find 👏👏👏👏

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

7 ай бұрын

Oh wow, I'll be waiting for new installments in this story, this is exciting, especially if that turns out to be the tip of the beak!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I really hope it is!!

@booga2059 7 ай бұрын

Great find, well done!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MrBillStarr 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Just found your channel. Looking forward to seeing more.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy the videos!

@Tapecutter59 7 ай бұрын

Awsome find, glad it's in capable hands.

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad I found it before the tide came in!!

@boris53703 7 ай бұрын

Wow!!! Way to go!!, I hate to mention this, but considering that birds are cladistically dinosaurs, you have already found one!!!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

You're right, and this one even has teeth, you cannot get closer than that!

@user-xy9ib7iy7k 3 ай бұрын

Pretty amazing. 9 years of playing with crayfish, crabs, and sea shells... Then poof!! Like magic your waist deep in dinosaur fossils... Congratulations... 🌬️🌪️

@ashleigh6032 7 ай бұрын

Amazing find! I didn’t even know you could find things like this in New Zealand! 🤯

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

NZ has such amazing fossils!

@oculusangelicus8978 7 ай бұрын

Now that is a seriously cool fossil, it would be so beautiful to have at least a partial skull preserved inside the rock! I had no idea that that Bird was so large, with a toothed rostrum it would make short work of anything it decided to eat. I wonder if it was as undiscerning about its meals as modern-day pelicans! I hope not for Early mankind's sake! One thing is for certain a bird that big would provide a great Thanksgiving roast now, wouldn't it? LOL Can't wait for further updates on this one!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

I wonder if they ate the same way as pelicans!! Yeah they were truly huge birds, let's hope for that skull in there!

@caronte3400 7 ай бұрын

Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho!!

@TeamFishweights 7 ай бұрын

Duuuude thats amazing! You're gonna have to open your own museum soon! 😅

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Hahahah thanks Chris! Half prep workshop and half museum!

@gerryhuntman 7 ай бұрын

Good luck!!

@brucetaylor2887 7 ай бұрын

Just epic. Totally looking forward to updates. What else is under the stone!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Bruce!

@roseredm6663 7 ай бұрын

Great Find!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@rymkervic123456 7 ай бұрын

Well done you, gave yourself a Christmas present!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! The best present ever!

@palatina6626 7 ай бұрын

Amazing find!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johnpayne2465 7 ай бұрын

A giant toothed pelican? Glad we live in a more modern age. What a find!!!

@MamlamboFossils 7 ай бұрын

It would steal all your food like those gulls 😂

@johnpayne2465 7 ай бұрын

@MamlamboFossils it might take my hand as well! No thanks.... I think it deserves a scan. Otherwise, there's many weeks of chipping delicately away. 47kg is a lot of stone. Amazing find. Can't wait to see what else is in there.