Great question - the leg shape does help as modelleg mentioned, I do still get it wrong from time to time. On the big crab I actually started on the wrong side first :) Sometimes the legs have been flattened which makes it hard to figure out which side is up. The shape of the concretion also helps, usually the are a bit flatter on the top side of the crab.
I think the crabs fossilizing is unlikely to all be the result of tsunami, there is just too many of them. A more likely scenario to me is that crabs burrowed deeply into mud banks (look at Australian mudcrabs for comparison) and were then killed by something like a storm event cutting them off from the estuary, and drying out and suffocating while buried.
The crabs in holes is an interesting theory. This location was 300m deep so I dont think it would have dried up. Tsunami or earthquakes couod cause turbidity currents. We're probably talking about thousands of events over millions of years
You know concrete under the right conditions sets and hardens in 48 hrs . The right chemical mixtures happens in nature all the time . Man figured this out and duplicated it . The only difference is man puts iron in his to hold it together .
There's too many of them? LOL. Have you ever seen how many crabs are walking in the ocean floor? Huge casts, of thousands of crabs, all walking along the floor. One turbidity event could bury 10k crabs at once.
This is a great video. Your explanations for determining signs of fossils within a silt matrix was very insightful and inspiring. Based on your hypothesis for the hydrolysis of this crab, here’s my best understanding of the deconstruction of the crab’s chemical composition (as it’s been exposed to the Ca2+ ions in the water). Note, there are innumerable ions in sea water, so this chemical reaction is VERY simplified. HCO3-(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ CaCO3(s) + H3O+(aq) Bicarbonate (carbonic acid) in an aqueous solution (aqueous just means that a chemical can dissolve in water) reacts with liquid water to form a concretion of solid calcium carbonate and hydronium, which is a weak acid that dissolves easily in water. Crabs and other hard-bodied organisms such as snails, ammonites, mollusks, etc. tend to be very common in the fossil record, as the amount of calcite in their hard outer-shells can easily undergo mineralization fossilization. This is where an organic substance's chemical compositions can react to ions specifically in water to form very tough and hard biproducts, which tend to last the test of time despite the relentless weathering of an ocean/beach environment. Essentially, their chemical compositions are gradually replaced by harder solids, forming a "stone" versions of the once living organism.
Dude! The hunt hasn’t even started yet and I’m blown away. One thing I’ve learnt and am still learning is that learning something is so much different to understanding it. I love how you take your understanding and teach it! You can see your passion for this mate! I love it! On with the hunt old chap! (I’m probably older than you but it just sounded cool haha!) okay! Hunt time!
I love what your brain does when you pick one up. You take that understanding and explain it to us. So rad! Man I promise you, I cannot wait to fossil hunt with you one day, and be like “okay wait, I know what I’m doin dude, I’ve watched your vids!” And then pull out something awesome! Haha! I guarantee you it won’t go down like that 🤪😂🤣 But one day dude, I’d be so stoked just to find with y’a! One day brother!
Ah thanks so much bro!! I always love your comments, so positive 😀 I honestly cannot wait to meet up and do a hunt either, its going to be so much fun! I've got some good agate spots as well, I found some really good ones a month or so back and the most beautiful pet wood!
New Zealand really does feel like such a special place :) thank you for showing us all these fossils and explaining how they occur! It's so amazing to watch and lovely to hear as well :)
@mamlambo Fossils....have you ever considered first making a cast of the concretion then revealing one half of a crab, then cast that side in acrylic then reveal the other side and do the same? this way you could reveal the entire crab and have it encased in an acrylic "concretion" so you can maintain the original shape of the concretion but the clear acrylic would give us an "x-ray" view of how it sat in situ?
What people forget is that these crabs lived there for millions of years, hundrets of thousand, possible millions of genrerations and only a realy small fration of them got fossilized
@@lechatvenere Where do you get these numbers??? if this was the truth we would find many many more fossils. the percentage has to be a lot smaller than 0.1%
Your theory and explanation of why the concretions are harder than the surrounding material and why it forms the oval shape makes so much sense! You are so blessed to be near the few places on earth that produced these fossils Thank you so much for making this video!
Ok I have a few questions A. How do you keep from scratching or marring the shell vs the rock? B. Is that species of crab still around or is it some proto crab species? C. Do you intend on selling them or just keeping them around the house?
I'd like a video going over your prepping tools/materials, the fixating agent, the "drill".. What's necessary for someone new to try and prep a fossil :) Thanks for your content, always relaxing and nice
Agreed! What type/size compressor? Names of the chisel bits, etc. Beginner work shop set up 101. I have some idea of what I would need, but what to ask for or order is an issue.
If you live near a university, you should get in contact with their geology or earth sciences department. When I was at the University of Alberta they had a volunteer program where people could help the university paleontologists prep fossil specimens. You didn't even have to be a student. It's a great way to get experience while working with an expert. I'm sure my old uni isn't the only one that does this. It's also a good idea to talk to them before starting so you can learn about ethical collecting methods and about any local laws around fossil collecting. To go back to my previous example, it's actually illegal to collect and keep fossils as a private citizen or visitor in Alberta. Different places have different laws so you gotta check where you are!
I think your theory is the best explanation, you've studied this in depth and are very knowledgeable and expert so I cannot think who is better qualified to explain
Wow... I'm really jealous. I live somewhere where it is nearly impossible for a layman like myself to find fossils. I'd love to move somewhere like New Zealand some day. This channel is really fun to watch. Keep at it!
I think your theories are logical and sound, but I'm just a layman, but you explained in a way I undetstood. Thanks.! That big crab you uncovered is stunning.💖 Thanks for taking us fossil hunting with you.
I saw so many people calling it fake on facebook, and I had to keep explaining how concretion forms and often contain crabs. I even attached scientific articles on the matter. Some people just can't fathom anything they can't conclude from their knee jerk reaction.
Your explanations seem spot on, those are the predominant theories my old geology teacher gave, which matched up with my own thoughts on how they formed, it definitely makes the most sense to me out of all the possible explanations anyway. It's been a long time since I did any chemistry and I never was the greatest at balancing equations so I'm afraid I can't help you there but cheers for putting out such a clear and concise explanation anyway
Very interesting theory. I would find it to be a lot of CaCO3 just from the C from the crab. Seems like it's too much (just by my gut feeling :) ). We have these CaCO3 rocks on the shores of England, so I wonder if it could be a combination of your idea and deposits of shell material. Super interesting!
Fascinating, I was wondering when you would tell us how the mechanics of fossilization works. I'm amazed that you can detect those small leg marks on the rocks. I'm in east London, south Africa. I've tried to find out what fossils we get here but there is very little info that I can find. I have found fossil wood but nothing else.
I was told that the crab's hibernate during winter by burrowing in the mud by creating a small oval chamber . Sometimes they die during this time and minerals fill in around them and turn the chamber into rock over time. I don't know if that's true but it sounded like a reasonable explanation at the time.
If you do a Google search for Fossils in Washington PDF you can find a copy of pamphlet published in 1953 that shows fossil deposits and what areas they are in. There's a lot more than I thought.
A lot of great information, thank you for such a great explanation. It looks like you have several really good collecting places. Be happy, safe and stay healthy. 😷⚒
The plant one will be exciting to see. Can't even imagine what it will look like. The crab turned out really nice. Was that a fossil you found by the birds in the trees? Just laying there?
Thank you for the mineralization, explanation. Victorians thought animal shapes just happened randomly in nature and that was their explanation for fossils, for a time.
If you identify the rocks by the legs poking out, it may be that there are many complete encapsulated crabs; but with no clear external sign of the contents
This is so cool! I'm subbed! What I want to know is: how do you know where the best spots to look for these kinds of stone fossils are? Do the rocks have to be rounded? There's a beach I love that has some rocks but I don't think they are the right kind... How do you know which beach to go to?
Fossils aren't random, if there's a spot with one fossil, there will often be more hiding nearby! The easiest way to figure out if it's a good fossil spot is to look at local fossil enthusiast groups and see if they recommend that spot. If so, find out what kinds of fossils are usually found there and how to identify them. Different locations will have different kinds depending on what time periods the rocks come from. Good luck!
I know that crabs bury themselves in the mud during the winter when they hibernate. I think the waterway they were in dried up for some unknown reason and they just never dug themselves out. Just another theory
I question how they can be buried in silt from (only) turbidity current. For one thing, crabs are very fast, and can dig quite well. Another is that you've found similar penguin fossils, no. Interesting stuff. I think there has to be something more cataclysmic - like extreme temperature changes at the same time. Just a theory.
Australia.we had an inland sea.When itdied it got covered in silt on bottom of sea floor where the sea minerals entered the crabs body structure.Then it rolled around with the sea current.forming a round shape....
@@janet.snakehole Given that their entire sentence warrants one, maybe two punctuation marks if they want to be excessive.. you not understanding it says more about you.
Going back and watching some of your past videos. My son loves your channel! He loves fossils!! And he loves crabs! I was trying to figure out the best way to reach you because I wanted to see if I could purchase a fossil from you for my boy. He would be ecstatic!! If you get this please let me know the best way to reach you. Thank you so much!
Kind'a same thing that happened to the dinosaurs. The flood waters receded and deposited piles of dead dinos here and there around the globe under layers off whatever the waters were dragging.
@@MamlamboFossils is there any way I could send you a photo? I found some really interesting rocks in a remote area. Too big to move. BTW, I'm in QLD Australia
Love watching you enjoy your hobby man!! Question: were would I buy one of these concretions so I can bring out what's inside??? I'd really love to clean up one of these!!!
Interesting answers to your 3 most asked questions. A 4th question is: How do you know how to orient the conretion when prepping it? It can't just be good fotrtune that you don't end up prepping the crab's bottom.
I would love to see your whole fossil collection!! I watched one where you were so excited about a possible penguin. Did you do a follow up on it? I cant seem to find the video if you did. I would like to know😃😃 your videos are very interesting and you get excited about your fossil finds! Thank you for your enjoyable videos!!
Thank you for the reply!😄. Now we wait excitingly patient for your results on your super fossil findings. Good luck and I look forward to watching more videos!😄.
Hey man I'd love to hunt for fossils, I live near the great lakes on the Wisconsin side, is there anything I could find on the beaches there? There are some very large bluffs and big storms collapse them every once and awhile, also the great lakes used to be a large salt water sea/ ocean until some kind of major event where all the salt was pulled out, don't ask me how but that what I've heard, anyway I've seen rocks with little shells in them before but I'd love to learn to find some sort of cool fossil
I uhh........ After i watched this explanation vid, i think i have found some perfectly oval round rock and a bit of look alike crab leg that i don't even notice back when i often went to the beach and a big river near my farm, and i don't even know that was a fossil, now i'm regretting... And now i'm angry.... And the big river near my farm now is gone because of a toll-highway construction, i wish i found this knowledge when i was in elementary school
That makes a lot of sense about the conception formation. I’ve been trying to think of ways it would happen just through straightforward sedimentation and erosion, but it didn’t quite fit, because they seem to come right out of the cliff like that. My mind was thinking something must happen to change the matrix around the crab and make it more dense. The way the shape fits the crab(etc) does strongly imply that it is having a direct effect on the formation. And the same seems to happen with other similar things like nautiloids, ammonites, clams, etc. All things that would have a lot of carbon in the shell or exoskeleton. Thank you so much for sharing your theories!
One thing you haven't picked up on. Is crabs molt every year, when they are large. For the first 4 years a crab can molt upto 20 times. Just sharks teeth are the most common fossil to find, because they lose teeth every time they eat.
@14:00 ... that looks like wheat or barley to me. Amazing when you know what to look for! Now I'm going to have to really pay attention on the beaches around here!
The important question is: how do you determine which side is "up" when prepping the fossil :D
I was going to ask the same thing
The shape of the leg cross-section. The top is the side with the most concavity. .
From what ive seen usually the leg rings on the sides indicate top or bottom. They usually are in the bottom half.
Great question - the leg shape does help as modelleg mentioned, I do still get it wrong from time to time. On the big crab I actually started on the wrong side first :) Sometimes the legs have been flattened which makes it hard to figure out which side is up. The shape of the concretion also helps, usually the are a bit flatter on the top side of the crab.
@@modelleg concavity or Convexity?
I think the crabs fossilizing is unlikely to all be the result of tsunami, there is just too many of them. A more likely scenario to me is that crabs burrowed deeply into mud banks (look at Australian mudcrabs for comparison) and were then killed by something like a storm event cutting them off from the estuary, and drying out and suffocating while buried.
The crabs in holes is an interesting theory. This location was 300m deep so I dont think it would have dried up. Tsunami or earthquakes couod cause turbidity currents. We're probably talking about thousands of events over millions of years
You know concrete under the right conditions sets and hardens in 48 hrs . The right chemical mixtures happens in nature all the time . Man figured this out and duplicated it . The only difference is man puts iron in his to hold it together .
There's too many of them? LOL. Have you ever seen how many crabs are walking in the ocean floor? Huge casts, of thousands of crabs, all walking along the floor. One turbidity event could bury 10k crabs at once.
This is a great video. Your explanations for determining signs of fossils within a silt matrix was very insightful and inspiring.
Based on your hypothesis for the hydrolysis of this crab, here’s my best understanding of the deconstruction of the crab’s chemical composition (as it’s been exposed to the Ca2+ ions in the water). Note, there are innumerable ions in sea water, so this chemical reaction is VERY simplified.
HCO3-(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ CaCO3(s) + H3O+(aq)
Bicarbonate (carbonic acid) in an aqueous solution (aqueous just means that a chemical can dissolve in water) reacts with liquid water to form a concretion of solid calcium carbonate and hydronium, which is a weak acid that dissolves easily in water.
Crabs and other hard-bodied organisms such as snails, ammonites, mollusks, etc. tend to be very common in the fossil record, as the amount of calcite in their hard outer-shells can easily undergo mineralization fossilization. This is where an organic substance's chemical compositions can react to ions specifically in water to form very tough and hard biproducts, which tend to last the test of time despite the relentless weathering of an ocean/beach environment. Essentially, their chemical compositions are gradually replaced by harder solids, forming a "stone" versions of the once living organism.
Dude! The hunt hasn’t even started yet and I’m blown away. One thing I’ve learnt and am still learning is that learning something is so much different to understanding it. I love how you take your understanding and teach it! You can see your passion for this mate! I love it! On with the hunt old chap! (I’m probably older than you but it just sounded cool haha!) okay! Hunt time!
I love what your brain does when you pick one up. You take that understanding and explain it to us. So rad! Man I promise you, I cannot wait to fossil hunt with you one day, and be like “okay wait, I know what I’m doin dude, I’ve watched your vids!” And then pull out something awesome! Haha! I guarantee you it won’t go down like that 🤪😂🤣
But one day dude, I’d be so stoked just to find with y’a! One day brother!
Yeah nah dude, that was a brilliant vid! Loved it mate!
Ah thanks so much bro!! I always love your comments, so positive 😀 I honestly cannot wait to meet up and do a hunt either, its going to be so much fun! I've got some good agate spots as well, I found some really good ones a month or so back and the most beautiful pet wood!
@@MamlamboFossils oh heck yeah man! It honestly would be so flippin cool brother! Man honestly one day dude! That will be awesome!
I love watching you both so if you two ever get together there had better be a couple of videos! LoL 😂 That would be awesome!
I'm really glad you didnt answer these questions in text on the facebook videos! This was super informative!
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it!
New Zealand really does feel like such a special place :) thank you for showing us all these fossils and explaining how they occur! It's so amazing to watch and lovely to hear as well :)
@mamlambo Fossils....have you ever considered first making a cast of the concretion then revealing one half of a crab, then cast that side in acrylic then reveal the other side and do the same? this way you could reveal the entire crab and have it encased in an acrylic "concretion" so you can maintain the original shape of the concretion but the clear acrylic would give us an "x-ray" view of how it sat in situ?
I think this would be an amazing idea 💡!
What people forget is that these crabs lived there for millions of years, hundrets of thousand, possible millions of genrerations and only a realy small fration of them got fossilized
Correct, only a minute fraction of animals form fossils.
Yes such as a tidal wave or mud surge. I think that is a very good hypothesis that you came too.
Estimations are 0.1% only of the living have been fossilized... The rest, 99.9% just decompose.
@@lechatvenere Where do you get these numbers??? if this was the truth we would find many many more fossils. the percentage has to be a lot smaller than 0.1%
@@vandelftcrafts2958 Ya....more like something along the lines of 0.00000001% at best
Your theory and explanation of why the concretions are harder than the surrounding material and why it forms the oval shape makes so much sense!
You are so blessed to be near the few places on earth that produced these fossils
Thank you so much for making this video!
Thanks Nancy! Yip, I really enjoy my time fossil hunting here in New Zealand 🇳🇿
Ok I have a few questions
A. How do you keep from scratching or marring the shell vs the rock?
B. Is that species of crab still around or is it some proto crab species?
C. Do you intend on selling them or just keeping them around the house?
Congratulations to you!! I ran across your interview last night in Newsweek very cool I was like hey I watch this guy all the time
That big crab looks so awesome id just love that on a display shelf somewehere. The colouring is great.
I'd like a video going over your prepping tools/materials, the fixating agent, the "drill".. What's necessary for someone new to try and prep a fossil :)
Thanks for your content, always relaxing and nice
There's not much stopping anyone from prepping a fossil, just start with something small and common 😀
Agreed! What type/size compressor? Names of the chisel bits, etc. Beginner work shop set up 101. I have some idea of what I would need, but what to ask for or order is an issue.
If you live near a university, you should get in contact with their geology or earth sciences department. When I was at the University of Alberta they had a volunteer program where people could help the university paleontologists prep fossil specimens. You didn't even have to be a student. It's a great way to get experience while working with an expert. I'm sure my old uni isn't the only one that does this. It's also a good idea to talk to them before starting so you can learn about ethical collecting methods and about any local laws around fossil collecting. To go back to my previous example, it's actually illegal to collect and keep fossils as a private citizen or visitor in Alberta. Different places have different laws so you gotta check where you are!
I think your theory is the best explanation, you've studied this in depth and are very knowledgeable and expert so I cannot think who is better qualified to explain
I wouldn't call myself an expert, very much an enthusiast! I've read a few papers and it matches with what I have seen as well 😀
Wow... I'm really jealous. I live somewhere where it is nearly impossible for a layman like myself to find fossils. I'd love to move somewhere like New Zealand some day. This channel is really fun to watch. Keep at it!
I think your theories are logical and sound, but I'm just a layman, but you explained in a way I undetstood. Thanks.! That big crab you uncovered is stunning.💖 Thanks for taking us fossil hunting with you.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Hahaha my sketch wasn't the best though!
Your explanation is much more detailed than what I've been telling people haha
Such an informative article....beautiful land you enjoy! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Im also still learning, hoping to hear some interesting theories from the comments!
Being calcium carbonate does that mean that acid could be used to expose the crab?
Acid is used to remove the rock but it will attack the crab as well. Fossil bone is usually okay though.
That's awesome. I can't wait to see what is in the possible shark tooth and the bone cluster. New favorite channel right here!
Yay! Glad you're enjoying the channel!
@@MamlamboFossils going to share it with my kids!
Thats the best explanation of how the concretions are formed. Awesome video thank you
I saw so many people calling it fake on facebook, and I had to keep explaining how concretion forms and often contain crabs. I even attached scientific articles on the matter. Some people just can't fathom anything they can't conclude from their knee jerk reaction.
I'm glad your growing fast and its interesting hearing about these fossils
Thanks so much!
Incredible fossil's finding. it looks like a live crab. It's wonderful achievements. Thanks for your posting. 🌻
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Your explanations seem spot on, those are the predominant theories my old geology teacher gave, which matched up with my own thoughts on how they formed, it definitely makes the most sense to me out of all the possible explanations anyway. It's been a long time since I did any chemistry and I never was the greatest at balancing equations so I'm afraid I can't help you there but cheers for putting out such a clear and concise explanation anyway
Very interesting theory. I would find it to be a lot of CaCO3 just from the C from the crab. Seems like it's too much (just by my gut feeling :) ). We have these CaCO3 rocks on the shores of England, so I wonder if it could be a combination of your idea and deposits of shell material. Super interesting!
Im hoping to learn more of the concretion formation from the comments! Maybe if someone does the chemistry maths we can figure it out 🤞
I found a bunch of fossilized whale vertebrae this past weekend. Love your videos, they bring me a sense of peace
Oooh that sounds amazing!
Very cool and well stated explanation about the formation of the concretion.
Thank you!
Fascinating, I was wondering when you would tell us how the mechanics of fossilization works. I'm amazed that you can detect those small leg marks on the rocks. I'm in east London, south Africa. I've tried to find out what fossils we get here but there is very little info that I can find. I have found fossil wood but nothing else.
I was told that the crab's hibernate during winter by burrowing in the mud by creating a small oval chamber . Sometimes they die during this time and minerals fill in around them and turn the chamber into rock over time. I don't know if that's true but it sounded like a reasonable explanation at the time.
Your personality is marvelous. And thanks for sharing your discoveries. Pls show opening a fossil or two?
I think your theories are extremely good.
Really great explanation. This is so interesting
Glad you enjoyed it!!
So happy to have found your channel!
Just watched again. Big crab looks so nice!
Thanks Bill! I appreciate it!
Was looking around watching Motorbikes and magnet fishing and found this :D really awesome not regretting it one bit . And grats on the find
Thats so weird that you ended up here but hope you like it!
I live in Washington State. Now you'll have me looking for crabs in rocks
Hope you find something!
Washington fossils are mostly Ordovician. They are primarily in the northwestern part of the state. Good luck, I hope you find something.
@@siddartha11 we live in Olympia, but traveling to the north is always nice, we will be on the lookout for fossils
If you do a Google search for Fossils in Washington PDF you can find a copy of pamphlet published in 1953 that shows fossil deposits and what areas they are in. There's a lot more than I thought.
A lot of great information, thank you for such a great explanation. It looks like you have several really good collecting places. Be happy, safe and stay healthy. 😷⚒
The plant one will be exciting to see. Can't even imagine what it will look like. The crab turned out really nice. Was that a fossil you found by the birds in the trees? Just laying there?
Thank you for the mineralization, explanation. Victorians thought animal shapes just happened randomly in nature and that was their explanation for fossils, for a time.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I can’t wait to see those prepped! Love your videos. Stay safe!
I'm kind of disappointed you didn't open any of the new ones
They're in the queue
Those “rocks” look a lot more like cement than rocks.
The fossil crabs you find are spectacular!
Formidable ! Merci pour les explications 😊
I’m still amazed by that giant crab!
Just come across your channel. Great videos and very informative!
If you identify the rocks by the legs poking out, it may be that there are many complete encapsulated crabs; but with no clear external sign of the contents
That's why I take my portable X-ray scanner to the beach!
@@DeShark88is this real…
This is so cool! I'm subbed! What I want to know is: how do you know where the best spots to look for these kinds of stone fossils are? Do the rocks have to be rounded? There's a beach I love that has some rocks but I don't think they are the right kind... How do you know which beach to go to?
Fossils aren't random, if there's a spot with one fossil, there will often be more hiding nearby! The easiest way to figure out if it's a good fossil spot is to look at local fossil enthusiast groups and see if they recommend that spot. If so, find out what kinds of fossils are usually found there and how to identify them. Different locations will have different kinds depending on what time periods the rocks come from. Good luck!
@@suchnothing hey thanks so much for taking the time to reply and let me know! I really appreciate that! Sounds like some good advice :)
It's all fun and games till the crab starts Raving
I know that crabs bury themselves in the mud during the winter when they hibernate. I think the waterway they were in dried up for some unknown reason and they just never dug themselves out. Just another theory
I question how they can be buried in silt from (only) turbidity current. For one thing, crabs are very fast, and can dig quite well. Another is that you've found similar penguin fossils, no. Interesting stuff. I think there has to be something more cataclysmic - like extreme temperature changes at the same time. Just a theory.
Clearly, the filming of your exposing the crab was time lapsed, but how long did it actually take to end up with the finished product?
Very interesting I was wondering how you did it good vid always good to see a happy person doing good vids god bless
too bad you do not sell these, i would buy one
Would better idea be that the crabs died in their burrows that collapsed on them.
It's possible, but we haven't seen evidence of burrows in this area - they can usually be seen in the sediment.
But is it a concretion?
Sad thing is sedimentary rocks cannot be found in my locality
I bet you have taken a few chisel to a rock as a short cut
Australia.we had an inland sea.When itdied it got covered in silt on bottom of sea floor where the sea minerals entered the crabs body structure.Then it rolled around with the sea current.forming a round shape....
So not at all i was taught in high school... Any idea how fast the process
Weird to think they were rocks way longer then they were ever crabs.
@@VaporSprite same with me and your lack of punctuation D:
Dude new rocks are being formed all the time constantly
@@janet.snakehole Given that their entire sentence warrants one, maybe two punctuation marks if they want to be excessive.. you not understanding it says more about you.
@@VaporSprite you just couldn’t resist the urge to try and correct someone, only to be as imperfect as the op. Stay in your lane, my guy…
@@VaporSpritethat's weird it's very easy to read even with the error
Going back and watching some of your past videos. My son loves your channel! He loves fossils!! And he loves crabs! I was trying to figure out the best way to reach you because I wanted to see if I could purchase a fossil from you for my boy. He would be ecstatic!! If you get this please let me know the best way to reach you. Thank you so much!
Hi Kyle, email me at mamlambofossils@gmail.com - I don't sell any fossils. Also let me know what country you are in.
Do you sell any?
I don't sell any, but you can 3D print your own for free, my models are on Sketchfab.com - just search for "mamlambo fossils"
Oh I was looking to buy a real one,thank you for the response.
RIP crab 🦀
I feel like I've seen rocks with such features on them before, damn! Back to the beach!!!
Kind'a same thing that happened to the dinosaurs. The flood waters receded and deposited piles of dead dinos here and there around the globe under layers off whatever the waters were dragging.
Can anyone tell me is it possible for a soft bodied animal to leave a concretion?
I would assume so!
@@MamlamboFossils is there any way I could send you a photo? I found some really interesting rocks in a remote area. Too big to move. BTW, I'm in QLD Australia
@@monie7693 email me at mamlambo82@gmail.com
We're can I find you to look at this rock
You can email me at mamlambofossils@gmail.com
Sent you an email
I wonder if I have fossil or rock
Come from tiktok 💪🏼💪🏼
Yay! Thanks Ahmad!
NZ Robin at the end.
Our crabs Buried their selves in the mud in the winter time to survive the cold that may be how they end up in case the rock
Love watching you enjoy your hobby man!! Question: were would I buy one of these concretions so I can bring out what's inside??? I'd really love to clean up one of these!!!
If you were gonna begin again knowing what you know now what would you do different?
I spent about 5 or 6 hours working on the wrong side, so I wouldn't do that!
Interesting answers to your 3 most asked questions. A 4th question is: How do you know how to orient the conretion when prepping it? It can't just be good fotrtune that you don't end up prepping the crab's bottom.
I do get it wrong sometimes! There's now sure way to tell. If I expose a claw, I can usually tell which way the ventral and which is the dorsal side.
I would love to see your whole fossil collection!! I watched one where you were so excited about a possible penguin. Did you do a follow up on it? I cant seem to find the video if you did. I would like to know😃😃 your videos are very interesting and you get excited about your fossil finds! Thank you for your enjoyable videos!!
My pleasure! I'm still busy prepping the maybe fossil! It will take a number of months to get it done!
Thank you for the reply!😄. Now we wait excitingly patient for your results on your super fossil findings. Good luck and I look forward to watching more videos!😄.
Your crab drawing looks like a cat...maybe a cat concretion.
It wasn't my best work 😆
@@MamlamboFossils Not important. Fossils are.
can found a crab fossil in isle of wight?
Im sure you could, they have great fossils!
@@MamlamboFossils thank u
Hey man I'd love to hunt for fossils, I live near the great lakes on the Wisconsin side, is there anything I could find on the beaches there? There are some very large bluffs and big storms collapse them every once and awhile, also the great lakes used to be a large salt water sea/ ocean until some kind of major event where all the salt was pulled out, don't ask me how but that what I've heard, anyway I've seen rocks with little shells in them before but I'd love to learn to find some sort of cool fossil
New Zealand looks pretty amazing! hello from Michigan,USA
It is a beautiful place!
Awesome video and very interesting theory about formation of nods 😀👍
Thanks so much!
I’m sorry , i’m not convinced
Great explanation, makes sense to me 👍
Thanks so much!!
Where in Canada can these be found?
with your explanation I would wonder if bone concretions are harder/different/more common because they have the Ca already there.
Why does the shape of the rock matter? How does it stay in that shape?
man that's awesome. always thought it had to be 'juices' leaking into the sediment, changing its properties!
I uhh........ After i watched this explanation vid, i think i have found some perfectly oval round rock and a bit of look alike crab leg that i don't even notice back when i often went to the beach and a big river near my farm, and i don't even know that was a fossil, now i'm regretting... And now i'm angry.... And the big river near my farm now is gone because of a toll-highway construction, i wish i found this knowledge when i was in elementary school
Ahhhh I hope you will find one to replace the one you missed!
@@MamlamboFossils thank you so much ! I will remind myself if i visit a beach or a river i must look for a rock :D
Brb scouring beaches for stone crabs
Hope you find some!
Does prehistoric crab taste like the crab today? 🦀🦀🦀 🤔
This one was definitely quite crunchy
9gag sent me
Nice! Whats the link to the page?
11:40 What is that rock your hammer is laying on? What makes that pattern?
That makes a lot of sense about the conception formation. I’ve been trying to think of ways it would happen just through straightforward sedimentation and erosion, but it didn’t quite fit, because they seem to come right out of the cliff like that. My mind was thinking something must happen to change the matrix around the crab and make it more dense. The way the shape fits the crab(etc) does strongly imply that it is having a direct effect on the formation. And the same seems to happen with other similar things like nautiloids, ammonites, clams, etc. All things that would have a lot of carbon in the shell or exoskeleton.
Thank you so much for sharing your theories!
One thing you haven't picked up on. Is crabs molt every year, when they are large. For the first 4 years a crab can molt upto 20 times. Just sharks teeth are the most common fossil to find, because they lose teeth every time they eat.
Is it possible to use some kind of x-rays to see inside of the rocks ?
At 10:30 looks like there was a arrow head indent on the rick u had
I just saw you in a news article on my phone! So cool!
@14:00 ... that looks like wheat or barley to me. Amazing when you know what to look for! Now I'm going to have to really pay attention on the beaches around here!
V interesting dude keep it up 👌
Thanks mate!!
Would love an update in future on any info about that fossil plant imprint
I've had it ID'd as a Norfolk Pine type species by a paleobotanist.
@@MamlamboFossils cool! Any ideas on how old the fossil is?
@@LouseGrouse its mid-Miocene so around 12myo
@@MamlamboFossils Amazing stuff