Thanks for watching everyone! I had to cut the hunt short as my cold was still pretty bad - I will definitely need to go back and check this spot out again! I've published a few rockhounding videos recently if you want to check those out on my rockhound channel: th-cam.com/channels/yIYDaFNKo2UHkJg7mlwRQQ.html There's even more content on my Patreon channel: patreon.com/mamlambo - this allows me to spend more time making the videos 😁
I do look forward to hitting the beaches and rivers with my kids as they get older and finding interesting rocks and fossils, especially down Catlins area
Thanks for the video! That’s a beautiful area. I miss the sound of water running over rocks. The creeks and streams I grew up around have mostly dried up after decades of drought.
It’s amazing where you find them in back farm blocks n stuff in wairoa n hawksbay Prity high up locations too all sorts of fossils just left them where there at tho cool to see what used to be under sea many years ago
@@theegwana2103 I've rafted & kayaked it down river from the Napier/ Taupo highway to the Te Hoe river. You'll see round rocks sticking out of cliff faces that are about 300 / 400mm round, I'm guessing that those are fossils. I've also done a fly in to the head waters & rafted down hunting & fishing. Awesome river.
Do the concretions occur around the remains because of moisture or chemicals from the animal, or is it just random, and some have fossils? Some of the crab fossils from the beaches seemed like they were the center of a roughly spherical concretion, encasing them rather evenly, as if formed around them, or the surrounding material got harder where they were, and the rest wore away.
I've seen concretions being formed on beaches- they are clumps of material that roll up and down the beach inclines in the tide, and shaped by that rolling motion, then once they are out of the ocean they harden. I picked up a number of nice ones in Victoria Australia, still wet. And since I picked them up they have now hardened into rock. I picked up conglomerations, that were still wet- I can send pics of mine that are comprised of only fossil shells in clay- were wet and have since hardened. I've picked up ones with pebbles and clay also, that were wet. I took my wife to the same beach, near Angelsea Victoria- we ride our mountain bikes from Angelsea to Red Rock- it is not openned to public because of the massive unstable cliffs, and also the tide traps people. But we rode bikes on low tide. I was dissapointed not to find a concretion or conglomeration for most of that trip- as I had taken her there to show them to her in the wave shallows- but just as we were making our way back- right when I'd given up I saw a beautiful medium sized one- and was excited to show her how they form- it is a pebbles in clay one- was wet, she saw it wet - would snap in half, and has since hardened into a rock. I'll send a pic of that one if needed. Your concretion fossils are animals that were buried in a flood/ tsunami- as seen by the megasequence layers in any coast line- and many debris that were caught in mud began to roll back and forth in the shoreline with the tidal movements. I could video it happening today if you like, and send it. I do find it amazing to see whole beaches covered in such stones. I took my wife to a beach covered in these stones- late last year, and she found a peace of blood jasper stone that is huge/ big as her fist, it's dark green with red speckles. But no fossils there- or very few. Though you might find them better than me. Other beaches are full of them. I found a giant fossil fish over one meter long- near Lorne. And on the very next rock my wife found a foot print of a large carnivorous creature- like a massive dog thing, with huge pads and claws. It had stepped on the clay that has since become rock. I can send you those pics. I have found beaches here covered in rocks that are still wet- but look exactly like the rock. I could video boulders for you- that you can poke a stick into. There was a recent event that put sediment all over the globe, and it's still curing. Hope you can take a look at the rock and see it was all wet mud at the same time. A single event. Jake
Hi Violette, the area around me is mainly Cretaceous and younger. There are some older rocks around with trilobites in them but that is a bit further away.
@@Lara-234 If thats near where I think it is, I shot a large boar up on private land, it went 139Kg gutted. But yes, there isnt much wildlife out there to be scared of.
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Thanks for watching everyone! I had to cut the hunt short as my cold was still pretty bad - I will definitely need to go back and check this spot out again!
I've published a few rockhounding videos recently if you want to check those out on my rockhound channel: th-cam.com/channels/yIYDaFNKo2UHkJg7mlwRQQ.html
There's even more content on my Patreon channel: patreon.com/mamlambo - this allows me to spend more time making the videos 😁
Cold wet feet and a head cold don't work well together. Take care brother.
Feel better soon!
Canterbury is beautiful. I'm envious. Mountain scenery is my favorite especially when there's a creek running. Thanks for sharing.
I do look forward to hitting the beaches and rivers with my kids as they get older and finding interesting rocks and fossils, especially down Catlins area
Nice! I've always wanted to check out the Catlins area for some petrified wood!
Thanks for the video!
That’s a beautiful area. I miss the sound of water running over rocks. The creeks and streams I grew up around have mostly dried up after decades of drought.
Glad you enjoyed it! We're having floods at the moment so there will definitely be new bits to find if I go back.
Feel better ❤ what a beautiful vista.
Thanks Katelyn! It's a beautiful place!
Such a calming and beautiful place to look for fossils. Pray you are feeling back to yourself very soon. Enjoyed the hunt! ☺️
Thank you so much! I'm feeling much better!
This must be the earliest i have ever been to one of your videos!
Hahaha you are one of the first!
Feel better soon my friend✌️ Napa California
Thanks Sean! I'm feeling much better!
Pretty awesome spot to find some fossils, and the nature is also very pretty.
It is a great spot!
Maybe you should invest in some fly fishing waders for the river outings.
I do have some! I've had them fill up with water once though which wasn't great.
It’s amazing where you find them in back farm blocks n stuff in wairoa n hawksbay Prity high up locations too all sorts of fossils just left them where there at tho cool to see what used to be under sea many years ago
It's crazy how many places have fossils when you start looking!
Check out the Mohuka river, lots in there.
check out 'the lizard' in the Kaweka's above Hawkes Bay. Shells lying around all over the place in limestone.
@@roilhead yeah I’m planning on doing some rafting down the mohaka river this summer some nice places for camping there to
@@theegwana2103 I've rafted & kayaked it down river from the Napier/ Taupo highway to the Te Hoe river. You'll see round rocks sticking out of cliff faces that are about 300 / 400mm round, I'm guessing that those are fossils. I've also done a fly in to the head waters & rafted down hunting & fishing. Awesome river.
*Thanks for the Views & Sound!* Be Well ~ Step carefully. - you're right about Boots, i was saying need taller ones. : }
Or just get back into my rubber booties 😄
Do the concretions occur around the remains because of moisture or chemicals from the animal, or is it just random, and some have fossils? Some of the crab fossils from the beaches seemed like they were the center of a roughly spherical concretion, encasing them rather evenly, as if formed around them, or the surrounding material got harder where they were, and the rest wore away.
I made a video showing one theory of how it is formed: th-cam.com/video/MazOeBDnfHc/w-d-xo.html
It usually follows the rough shape of the animal
I've seen concretions being formed on beaches- they are clumps of material that roll up and down the beach inclines in the tide, and shaped by that rolling motion, then once they are out of the ocean they harden. I picked up a number of nice ones in Victoria Australia, still wet. And since I picked them up they have now hardened into rock. I picked up conglomerations, that were still wet- I can send pics of mine that are comprised of only fossil shells in clay- were wet and have since hardened. I've picked up ones with pebbles and clay also, that were wet. I took my wife to the same beach, near Angelsea Victoria- we ride our mountain bikes from Angelsea to Red Rock- it is not openned to public because of the massive unstable cliffs, and also the tide traps people. But we rode bikes on low tide. I was dissapointed not to find a concretion or conglomeration for most of that trip- as I had taken her there to show them to her in the wave shallows- but just as we were making our way back- right when I'd given up I saw a beautiful medium sized one- and was excited to show her how they form- it is a pebbles in clay one- was wet, she saw it wet - would snap in half, and has since hardened into a rock.
I'll send a pic of that one if needed.
Your concretion fossils are animals that were buried in a flood/ tsunami- as seen by the megasequence layers in any coast line- and many debris that were caught in mud began to roll back and forth in the shoreline with the tidal movements. I could video it happening today if you like, and send it. I do find it amazing to see whole beaches covered in such stones. I took my wife to a beach covered in these stones- late last year, and she found a peace of blood jasper stone that is huge/ big as her fist, it's dark green with red speckles. But no fossils there- or very few. Though you might find them better than me. Other beaches are full of them. I found a giant fossil fish over one meter long- near Lorne. And on the very next rock my wife found a foot print of a large carnivorous creature- like a massive dog thing, with huge pads and claws. It had stepped on the clay that has since become rock. I can send you those pics.
I have found beaches here covered in rocks that are still wet- but look exactly like the rock. I could video boulders for you- that you can poke a stick into.
There was a recent event that put sediment all over the globe, and it's still curing. Hope you can take a look at the rock and see it was all wet mud at the same time. A single event.
Jake
Im so sorry youre not feeling well. Please get better and take care of yourself. There is a penguin counting on you to release him!
I did some work on the penguin over the weekend, it's starting to look good!
Pretty spot.
Definitely looks cold.
That water was freezing!
@@MamlamboFossils hope your cold didn't get worse.
Hi from Wales, UK. I enjoyed your video, as I always do! What time periods do the fossil rocks there in NZ cover?
Hi Violette, the area around me is mainly Cretaceous and younger. There are some older rocks around with trilobites in them but that is a bit further away.
@@MamlamboFossils Thankyou- Id love to find a Trilobite! Mostly Jurassic and Triassic coast here.
I wonder what else will surface up there?
I'm definitely thinking petrified wood and shark teeth!
You did not sound well at all! You needed to back home with a hot lemon. Thanks for you going above and beyond for this video.!!
I'm much better now, thanks!
What signs in landscapes do you look for to suggest possibility of fossils?
Nothing beats the nz bush
I love it so much!
Any good tips on spots around AKL? :)
Check out the geotrips.org.nz, they have some good info.
Wow fossil is everywhere in NZ
It used to be underwater, so most of the areas that are not volcanic have fossils
@@MamlamboFossils we not really have many fossil sites here in Malaysia 🥲
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Thanks!
no gold nugget in the sand of the river?
Nope, this is the wrong side of the South Island
Love the videos do you see much dangerous wildlife whilst fossil hunting?
The most dangerous thing in New Zealand are the sheep! No dangerous animals around here.
All the large dangerous birds (moa and Haast's eagle) of NZ went extinct hundreds of years ago due to over hunting by Polynesian people.
Wild boar are probably the worst thing you could risk meeting, they'll eat sheep
@@Lara-234 If thats near where I think it is, I shot a large boar up on private land, it went 139Kg gutted. But yes, there isnt much wildlife out there to be scared of.
@@Lara-234 True, I forgot about those!
Lambo tiiiiiiime!
Yesssss!!
Where are the best fossil spots in Canterbury? Wanting to get into this
Email me at mamlambofossils@gmail.com, also www.geotrips.org.nz/
Do you have poisons snake's??
None at all, no snakes in New Zealand
Australia does, we've got the odd sea snake up north in the warmer waters of the North Island
This tells me a wouldn’t know a fossil even if it bit me.
It takes a bit of time to get your eye in!
Interesting five stars
Thanks Joseph!
Get better soon my friend! You may be pushing yourself a bit too hard too soon...imo! The fossil hunting gene is overactive! Lol! Happy hunting!
Thanks mate!