Thanks so much for watching everyone! Check out The Yorkshire Fossil Hunter's TH-cam channel here: th-cam.com/users/TheYorkshireFossilHunter His website where you can purchase fossils to prep or book a guided walk: theyorkshirefossilhunter.com/
@@lauralishes1Ammonites are more closely related to octopus and cuttlefish than they are snails. Think octopus wearing a spiraled shell for a backpack.
We love watching your videos and it is fantastic seeing you prep a lovely Dac from our local area that you got from our friend Mark Kemp, such a small world 🌎 😀
You had me at Yorkshire ammonite, lol. So cool to see one of my fave "finders" on TH-cam work on a specimen from another one of my faves, the Yorkshire Fossil Hunter. It turned out beautifully! ☺
Dactylioceras species probably commune but the variation with these it's not always easy to tell. Nice prep and nice to see you do something from my neck of the woods
Nice to see you prepare a fossil for my neck of the woods ( Yorkshire). Whitby to robin hood's bay is an amazing place for fossil hunting.. You would love it!! Great video 👍
I would love a video on your thought process and strategy to trying to prep fossils. Like the angle of your tool vertically and in relation to the fossil. Or when the material might be too hard for your tip or I don't even know because I have only tried to do this a couple times and feel like I am doing everything wrong.
Beautiful. So much detail preserved. Have you ever prepped a nautilus? If so, how does the prep difficulty and stuff compare to an ammonite? I’ve always loved nautiloids.
@@MamlamboFossils Relatively common in the Whitby Area of North Yorkshire, England. Used to be called 'snakestones' as it was believed St Hilda turned all the snakes to stone; enterprising Victorian carvers started popularizing the old myth by sculpting false heads at the final aperture. [Other common ammonite from here is of course Hildoceras].
... and back to the turtle ! Is it easier or less easy to prep an ammonite than a crab ? I imagine the shell of an ammonite is more solid than the one of a crab ?
It's definitely quick to prep an ammonite - it mostly depends on how well the fossil flakes. Some crabs are very easy to prep, this ammonite was a bit sticky so wasn't the easiest to prep.
Looks like Dactylioceras, can't tell if it's D. athleticum or D. commune though. Nice job either way. My avatar is an ammonite from N. Yorkshire I cut, polished and made into a thin section. I've also got a big double one sat on my desk that's taking ages cos the nodule is pyritised and really hard.
I remember going to whitby when I was a kid fully 3/4 of the ammonites we found looked just like that with the middle filled in, I seem to remember trying freezing them and using a chisel to get them cleaned out. freezing worked qute well but you had to have a good solid fossil or the water got in and it cracked open as well the host rock My grandfather found trilobites and all sorts of other fossils there so I presume there are still some around
Nice little fossil...can't wait to see the progress on the turtle. Are you going to send the penguin to a museum? It's such a brilliant fossil I would think a museum would want it for study..Or a paleontology organization. Did you ever figure out the exact species of penguin?
I just really don't understand how you do the prep without chipping away the fossil. Do you have a video on this? I've watched so many of your videos, but haven't found one explaining it yet. Is the fossil so different from the rock surrounding it that the rock just comes away from it? I'm super confused!!
Any tips on fossil prepping? I’m new to it. And an ammonite (I think calcite) cracked. I managed to glue it back together just fine. But is there a way I can prevent it in the future? I guess I should support it more.
It's nice to see another approach to exposing ammonite fossils. When I see the Yorkshire brothers bashing the ones they find apart I cringe, and then when they pull them apart so many fragments drop off... It would be amazing to see you use the same technique on one of the large 2-3 foot versions they break apart. The Canadian prospector Dan Hurd recently posted a video: th-cam.com/video/effJG3vepRU/w-d-xo.html featuring ammonite fossils uncovered in one of the Canadian provinces. There, too, were the fossils being smashed apart to reveal a gemstone reminiscent of opal, with a similar color play, called, if I remember correctly, ammolite. It would be amazing and beautiful to see one of those 2-3 foot diameter fossil shells carefully revealed in their entirety, with all the color play intact, not having layers of it destroyed by being smashed with a hammer and pried apart.
South African emigrant ... how long have you been fossil hunting here in New Zealand ? How does the relative geological youth of New Zealand affect the type of fossils you find ?
"TH-cam" didn't teach you anything. You saw one video of someone doing that. Just like you've now saw a video of someone doing it this way. Does that now mean TH-cam has taught you this way is correct?
![Another fossil skull - it could be the missing piece! [rare marlin fossil]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3zKm4dq8pN4/mqdefault.jpg)
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Thanks so much for watching everyone! Check out The Yorkshire Fossil Hunter's TH-cam channel here: th-cam.com/users/TheYorkshireFossilHunter
His website where you can purchase fossils to prep or book a guided walk: theyorkshirefossilhunter.com/
great job mate !! they are Dactylioceras ammonites from the lower Jurassic.
Thanks so much Mark!!
Which is what? A type of snail?
@@lauralishes1Ammonite. Cephalopod
@@lauralishes1Ammonites are more closely related to octopus and cuttlefish than they are snails. Think octopus wearing a spiraled shell for a backpack.
Those are such amazing fossils! Im glad you got several to play with. But gorgeous!
Thanks Lisa! They are pretty little things!
We love watching your videos and it is fantastic seeing you prep a lovely Dac from our local area that you got from our friend Mark Kemp, such a small world 🌎 😀
It really is a small world! Especially the world of fossils!
You had me at Yorkshire ammonite, lol. So cool to see one of my fave "finders" on TH-cam work on a specimen from another one of my faves, the Yorkshire Fossil Hunter. It turned out beautifully! ☺
Thanks! I definitely still need to practice on some ammonites
Looks beautiful. Great work, as usual.
Thank you! Cheers!
Dactylioceras species probably commune but the variation with these it's not always easy to tell.
Nice prep and nice to see you do something from my neck of the woods
Thanks for the ID! I appreciate it!
LOL i watch the Yorkshire fossil hunter aswell great scenery,, so many ammonites,,,🦘🦘🐨🐨
Nice! He has a good channel!
Maybe this seems a bit odd but this is one of the most inspirational videos I have seen :D
Yay!! You might like this giant crab prep then: th-cam.com/video/yjdER2xAQRg/w-d-xo.html
That looks awesome
Thanks Leona!
Beautiful fossil! Nice work on your part too!
Thanks Dan!
You do a marvelous job.
Thanks Chrissie!
Thanks for sharing this 🙌 you do great work 👍
Thanks Mary!
I love this episode ❤
Nice to see you prepare a fossil for my neck of the woods ( Yorkshire).
Whitby to robin hood's bay is an amazing place for fossil hunting..
You would love it!!
Great video 👍
love ammonites absolute beauties!!
Thanks so much Floris!
I would love a video on your thought process and strategy to trying to prep fossils. Like the angle of your tool vertically and in relation to the fossil. Or when the material might be too hard for your tip or I don't even know because I have only tried to do this a couple times and feel like I am doing everything wrong.
I'll try and put something together, with this ammonite I kept changing my direction of attack until I found one that worked.
@@MamlamboFossils Thanks. I have had trouble finding instruction on prepping with a scribe.
good start on the Ammonite they look hard to do, good luck
Nice prep ❤❤
Thanks! A nice quick one!
@@MamlamboFossils Great guy is Mark the Yorkshire Fossil Hunter ,love your videos by the way ❤️❤️
Beautiful. So much detail preserved.
Have you ever prepped a nautilus? If so, how does the prep difficulty and stuff compare to an ammonite? I’ve always loved nautiloids.
I've tried to prep a nautiloid (Miocene) but it was so cracked that it turned into a nightmare!
That is beautiful. But looked so tedious to do. Well done. Be blessed.
It was quite a fun little prep!
It's probably a Dactylioceras. What fluid/varnish do you use to strength/stabilize/'polish': Paraloid?
I think you're right! I am using B72 paraloid 😀
@@MamlamboFossils Relatively common in the Whitby Area of North Yorkshire, England. Used to be called 'snakestones' as it was believed St Hilda turned all the snakes to stone; enterprising Victorian carvers started popularizing the old myth by sculpting false heads at the final aperture. [Other common ammonite from here is of course Hildoceras].
@@neilellis5342 Thanks Neil! I appreciate that extra bit of folklore!
What is the “glaze” you place on top at the end to give it that gorgeous shine?
Great!
Thanks Janet!
... and back to the turtle !
Is it easier or less easy to prep an ammonite than a crab ? I imagine the shell of an ammonite is more solid than the one of a crab ?
It's definitely quick to prep an ammonite - it mostly depends on how well the fossil flakes. Some crabs are very easy to prep, this ammonite was a bit sticky so wasn't the easiest to prep.
Looks like Dactylioceras, can't tell if it's D. athleticum or D. commune though. Nice job either way. My avatar is an ammonite from N. Yorkshire I cut, polished and made into a thin section. I've also got a big double one sat on my desk that's taking ages cos the nodule is pyritised and really hard.
Thanks for the ID! I didn't know you were on TH-cam, I'll go check out your channel :)
@@MamlamboFossils you're welcome, thanks!
I remember going to whitby when I was a kid fully 3/4 of the ammonites we found looked just like that with the middle filled in, I seem to remember trying freezing them and using a chisel to get them cleaned out. freezing worked qute well but you had to have a good solid fossil or the water got in and it cracked open as well the host rock
My grandfather found trilobites and all sorts of other fossils there so I presume there are still some around
Whitby in Ontario?
Very cool!
Heyyy I watch yorkshire fossil hunters too! Cool.
Yay! The more fossil videos the better!
What liquid do you apply to the fossil? Thank you.
B72 paraloid
@@MamlamboFossils Found where to purchase the polymer but no explanation of what to mix it with or how much. Any help is highly appreciated.
I love ammonites and Trilobites.
Me too and I haven't found either!
Nice little fossil...can't wait to see the progress on the turtle. Are you going to send the penguin to a museum? It's such a brilliant fossil I would think a museum would want it for study..Or a paleontology organization. Did you ever figure out the exact species of penguin?
What do you coat them with?
B72 paraloid!
What was that liquid you put on it? Glue?
what tools do you use to prep your fossils?
It's called an air scribe
I just really don't understand how you do the prep without chipping away the fossil. Do you have a video on this? I've watched so many of your videos, but haven't found one explaining it yet. Is the fossil so different from the rock surrounding it that the rock just comes away from it? I'm super confused!!
They are different materials so it naturally cleaves away from the fossil
@@MamlamboFossils Thank you!
What tools do you use?
A variety of air scribes - main one is based on the CP9361 design but made for fossils
Ok thanks
Very nice Timelapse! What do you plan to do with the fossils in the future?
I end up donating most of the significant ones. The others I usually donate to schools in the area or send to kids across New Zealand.
That's the way they are supposed to look like excellent prep six stars brother
Thanks so much Joseph!
Any tips on fossil prepping? I’m new to it. And an ammonite (I think calcite) cracked. I managed to glue it back together just fine. But is there a way I can prevent it in the future? I guess I should support it more.
I did think to myself. 'cheeky buggers. Who's going to buy some pebbles from those two!'
Turns out it's you 😅
This was sent to me by Mark Kemp 😀
It's nice to see another approach to exposing ammonite fossils. When I see the Yorkshire brothers bashing the ones they find apart I cringe, and then when they pull them apart so many fragments drop off...
It would be amazing to see you use the same technique on one of the large 2-3 foot versions they break apart.
The Canadian prospector Dan Hurd recently posted a video:
th-cam.com/video/effJG3vepRU/w-d-xo.html
featuring ammonite fossils uncovered in one of the Canadian provinces. There, too, were the fossils being smashed apart to reveal a gemstone reminiscent of opal, with a similar color play, called, if I remember correctly, ammolite. It would be amazing and beautiful to see one of those 2-3 foot diameter fossil shells carefully revealed in their entirety, with all the color play intact, not having layers of it destroyed by being smashed with a hammer and pried apart.
Dam it..
iv been looking for good ones to send u ,to prep.. I will still send them just wanted to be first. 🤣
i from Indonesia good luck ☺️🙏🙏
South African emigrant ... how long have you been fossil hunting here in New Zealand ? How does the relative geological youth of New Zealand affect the type of fossils you find ?
Do you sell fossils in rocks for viewers to try this themselves?
I don't but Mark Kemp does, theyorkshirefossilhunter.com/
@@MamlamboFossils bro thank you for the reply. Love the channel. Keep it going man!
Cuánto cuesta eso que encontraste
I really can't watch channels where they do this with hammers. Only an hour to do!?! Cool.
Yeah, it didn't take long at all!
The original spiral
This is how you property preparing an ammonite without damaging the fossil. ❤️
Wait, TH-cam has taught me that you're supposed to "crack it open" with a hammer?! :D Beautiful work, nice to see a specimen prepped properly.
"TH-cam" didn't teach you anything. You saw one video of someone doing that. Just like you've now saw a video of someone doing it this way. Does that now mean TH-cam has taught you this way is correct?
180 million 😂 God wasn’t even around that time. Are we going to see god?😂
wont be the last this is said, "bro... how the faaaak you do this? i see a rock, you see in the damn thing!"
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Whats the liquid you are brushing on?