Mamlambo Fossils: Fossil crab prep at 10x speed!

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I have had many requests to remove more of the rock from one of the crabs, I decided to do it with this specimen. Removing more of the rock does make it more fragile as will be seen in this video.
The species is Tumidocarcinus giganteus and it is mid-Miocene so around 12 million years old. A concretion is a natural cement that is formed by calcium carbonate around the crab possibly kickstarted by the decomposition process. The crab was probably buried by an underwater landslide caused by a earthquake, tsunami or some other geological event. You could tell there was a crab inside by the legs sticking out either side and also a part of the claw was visible. It hasn't been on the beach long as it hasn't been rolled around by the waves yet which would have damaged the legs that were sticking out a bit. These crabs lived in deep water, probably 200m or more, so would have lived in a dim, dark environment.
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@abzu96 2 года назад

I would love to see more fossil preparation in the longer format! This was fantastic and very therapeutic to watch. I wonder if a rock from a land slide event crushed and killed the crab before it became a fossil. I don’t think an animal like a seal, gull, or cetacean would have done it because there would have been more damage to the carapace and the crab would have been eaten. That’s why a land slide event is the best possible hypothesis for crab’s death.

@sandmaker 2 года назад

You are amazing! Loved the technique and all the finesse it took to do what you you did. Thanks for sharing this time out if your life. Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy!😷⚒

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Sand Maker!!

@lesleyharrison6486 2 года назад

Really enjoyed watching this. Very impressed with your incredible skill and patience Thanks for sharing the long version.

@daningrim475 2 года назад

Very interesting pose with the crab on it's backside--it reminded me of a body builder flexing his arms over his head. Keep up the great work!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thank you, I will! It does look like it's flexing!

@amysterian Год назад

Amazing patience on what turned out to be an absolutely beautiful crab fossil!! I’m in awe

@dianehenderson9178 2 года назад

Really enjoyed the longer version, was surprised when you did such a complete reveal of the whole crab.

@trexvalleygirl2770 2 года назад

That was an incredible reveal. I was expecting two crabs when you started. What a beast! Your hands must still be vibrating.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

The gloves stop most of the vibrations reaching my hands which is great!

@jefftrag1956 2 года назад

Long format is good. I did not have the time to watch it all so I would watch a minute and advance 5 minutes and still got a whole lot out of it. People have the option to watch it fast or slow which seems like a win win to me.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I'll still do a short format as I enjoy the ones around 5 or so minutes long :)

@99goat99 Год назад

Beautiful preparation. You have astounding patience.

@felipericketts 2 года назад

That was nice to see! You seem to have removed more of the concretion than in previous preps. Looking forward to the BIG crab!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Yip, I removed as much as I could before it started falling apart!

@lechatvenere 2 года назад

Of course it's really enjoyable to see the full prep of this kind of magnificent beast from old ages 😊 the longer they are, the most relaxing it is, in my point of view 😸 Anyway, happy new year to you and all your 🦀🦀 and I can't wait to see you mega prep in a future video, even if it will take you 3 month for it, I feel it will be awesome 😎 Thanks for sharing your work !

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I'll definitely do that, glad you enjoyed it!!

@keelygreen6455 2 года назад

HOLY SMOKES HAVE YOU GOT PATIENTS!! Great video!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks!!! 😃

@williambrooker4580 2 года назад

Marvelous Job! You have a very special talent!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@taleandclawrock2606 2 года назад

To think this innocent critter was roaming around, never knowing one day in millions of years, it was destined to become a youtube star.

@gregadams5847 2 года назад

Always love the longer videos, be it hunt or, the reveal.

@tonyaschlueter2556 Год назад

Amazing detail! So fascinating!

@MamlamboFossils Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@katelynwoodworth9989 2 года назад

Sooooo relaxing to watch.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Nice!!

@leenorthcutt8421 2 года назад

So Awesome! I feel like this could be on ice at the wharf in San Francisco!

@BobTheBald2 2 года назад

Great stream! you did a great job, the fossil looks amazing

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thank you so much 😀

@ccccarriemchardy9216 2 года назад

WOW, what a gift!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Carrie!!! 😀

@delfic1108 Год назад

Bravo! great music too.

@TheBigCheeseTP Год назад

Wow what a perfect fossil

@debbieives5323 2 года назад

Lots of gravel for the drive way,good show

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

hahaha aint that true!

@carlosjesusrodriguezduenas7687 10 месяцев назад

A thing of beauty

@williamjohnson1264 2 года назад

Great prep and commentaries ! enjoyed it tremendously. I have a question , I didn't get to ask during the live feed ; are these domed crabs a more primitive variety ,we don't seem to have those around any more. Thumbs up!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

They are extinct, I'm not sure they were more primitive. I think there are still some of the genus around today, or very similar ones.

@debbieives5323 2 года назад

Looks like an aliens creature frozen in time

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

It does remind me of a face hugger!

@vincephillips4331 2 года назад

Really good video. Wonderful to watch this ancient creature appearing from it's rocky tomb (as great as this video is, your choice of music to go with it atrocious. In fact all your prep music choice is anxiety inducing agony 😱🤣. Still a great video though congratulations 🍻)

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Music is such a personal preference that you can never find something that 100% of the people like 👍

@mikes5637 2 года назад

@@MamlamboFossils the only way to go is "rock". 😃

@campbellmcgrannachan3859 2 года назад

Dammmmmmmmmm cant believe i missed this

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

It was unplanned, but I will do another one soon!

@campbellmcgrannachan3859 2 года назад

@mamlambo hellls yes i cant wait i absolutely love these videos

@jaynehorn151 2 года назад

Do you keep all your prepped specimens or do you donate to local museum.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

The museums here have enough crabs, but I do donate any they are interested in. They are picky as they have limited space to store specimens.

@bfarm44 2 года назад

That’s a beauty. What brand of glove is that please?

@dmitriystoyanov933 2 года назад

Wow, so incredible! This crab from jurassic or cretaceous?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Miocene

@dmitriystoyanov933 2 года назад

@@MamlamboFossilsthank u for answer! In my country, Ukraine, we have a mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses and other creatures from that period. Good luck, man, interesting channel!

@MisterRipp 2 года назад

Nice! Where did you find the crab fossil?

@marcussmart3275 Год назад

Down by the beach mon.

@JTD19881369 2 года назад

I know rocks shift over time. But imagine if the hole in the crab was the result of predation and this was actually and emptied husk of a crab left behind. The world of possibilities out there the questions we can never really know. Someday I hope you find a Tumidocarcinus giganteus that passed in the act of molting, a perfect concretion containing the remnants of a crab exiting its now too small shell.

@SkapKovdor 2 года назад

Чем отличаются от современных крабов? Такое ощущение что их не затронула эвалюция

@silverback5033 2 года назад

👍

@ozmazone 2 года назад

Long or short doesn't matter greatly to me. Either way, I am consumed by crab envy.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Hahhahaah awesome!

@dontsleeponyourstomach 8 месяцев назад

As I watched the video I thought about how the crab's enternal rest is being interupted but the crab's entire being has been replaced by the process of fosilization and this process is more like cutting a diamond to perfect clarity like artist who draws traces a picture this is an immaculate sculture you freed the form from the stone

@kmurphy5116 Год назад

At min 6.04 it looked like a Teddy Bear. So fun to watch the unveiling.

@MamlamboFossils Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nocturnalrecluse1216 2 года назад

Money Money Money Money Money 🦀

@robzombieshot 2 года назад

Suggestion.... Put information in your description on products and tools you use in videos. Ie: glues. Dremel ## or model, etc. . If you use the same stuff constantly, then you can save a list of them, even websites linking them .. . Those products may offer you $$ too especially if they are getting a lot of business from referrals

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Good idea!! Thanks for that Annette!

@robzombieshot 2 года назад

@@MamlamboFossils Oh .. if you contact the company's of the products you use and want to offer discounts or?? Because you list them... they might give you a code .. Other channels have them too... plus you get discounts or $$ for ppl purchasing with your code. You can offer your time to test other products they have that might be better then what you used. Even dremel products. Unsure if Dremel is big there or is that mainly American.

@robzombieshot 2 года назад

I have friends in NZ... south island. My sons father use to frequently travel through both going to and from Antarctica. He was stationed at McMurdo.

@backhandmonkman21 2 года назад

That was incredible! You are getting good at prepping, my man. I did not expect it to be cracked and crushed. Very cool! I liked that you went deeper than usual on this one. You really get to see the crab come to life. It's hard to believe it was hiding in stone when you picked it up!

@TheOldladyB 2 года назад

Absolutely stunning crab. Wow. I liked watching you bring that crab back into the light. I can hardly wait for you to release that big one. I don't mind the longer format. Thank you so much for sharing.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

My pleasure!!

@roddydurst6108 2 года назад

Just like unwrapping a present to see what's inside. Fantastic video. I love the longer format, so relaxing to watch. Keep up the good work and have a great new year.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Roddy! Glad you enjoyed it!

@valiantwarrior4517 2 года назад

Brilliant, sir. You are indeed an artist. Beautiful specimen. Thanks for the cool video! I notice it has some significant fractures in the dorsal carapace. Is that likely perimortem damage that could be what killed it? I can’t help being very curious about the glove(s) you use. 🤔

@josephcormier5974 2 года назад

Such a beautiful little crab thank you for showing us the whole prep a great video five stars my friend

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

My pleasure!!

@susanmorseart4984 2 года назад

What a fantastic specimen. Your work on this was amazing and insightful. You showed how long it really takes to bring a crab to life. Thank you so very much for sharing your work. My husband and I love you. God bless and have a great year to come.

@neesr13 2 года назад

Would you recommend some books that would help explain the process, how the crab became a fossil, what is the best way to preserve, etc? Thank you. Wonderful video.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I haven't seen books on it but there are a few papers around, one from Japan. If you google "concretion formation fossil japan" it comes up.

@DevonianDave 2 года назад

It takes great patience to do a preparation like that. Kudos on a great job!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks mate!!

@drmartinyoung3761 2 года назад

Very interesting! What a specimen! If crab anatomy is consistent over time and between species I think this is a male due to the triangular abdomen, rather than a circular one seen in females. Please correct me if I am wrong:) Great video 👍

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks for the info!! I really appreciate it 😃

@incubhabe 2 года назад

Imagine if that creature is alive and you set it free.... Mamlambo:oh my god! I'm free after a million years thanks human!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

So long as they don't start moving when I prep them 😀

@dixietenbroeck8717 2 года назад

Bringing a *"Fossilized & Entombed Crab, Coaxed Back To Life,"* by delicately enticing the shy (and _L-O-N-G_ dead) carcase from a concrete sarcophagus. *Truly an artist - LOVELY!* 🦀

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I love that description!

@1337pino 2 года назад

can't wait to watch one of these long format ones for when you finally find a bird and prep it! Any non-crab fossils in your prep queue?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Yip, got an unknown bone cluster I am working on now

@1337pino 2 года назад

@@MamlamboFossils I'm excited to see the results and any footage you capture along the way!!

@elainedemeree843 2 года назад

Without a doubt, your best video yet! That was flipping awesome!

@scotttrent9348 2 года назад

Absolutely awsome video that fossil is really cool. Approximately how old are the crabs you find and prep. Keep the videos coming there great. God Bless

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

They are around 12 million years old.

@skoitch 2 года назад

I could watch this for an hour and wouldn’t be mad if the concretion was empty!

@skoitch 2 года назад

I didn’t realize the video was an hour long when I typed that! 😂😅🤣

@impunitythebagpuss 2 года назад

Lol...time flies when you're watching a great video! Loved this one!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I don't know how I would feel with an empty one!! Especially after 20 hours!!

@skoitch 2 года назад

@@MamlamboFossils I’m working on a large one now. I got impatient and broke the last one for a peak, wiped out a small crawfish

@impunitythebagpuss 2 года назад

@@skoitch too bad! What a bummer for all that work!

@davidyoungblood7887 2 года назад

That was a lot of fun to watch. It like watching a sculptor chiseling away at marble block to reveal the figure hidden inside.

@dixietenbroeck8717 2 года назад

The exact same thought popped into MY head: a sculptor, bringing "life" from cold, hard, dead stone!

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 2 года назад

That was brilliant.. Thanks for showing us just how its done..👍 10/10

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

My pleasure 😊

@maisiefreeman8597 2 года назад

It's a treat to see such an in-depth prep video! Please do consider making more in the future.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I will do that Maisie!

@lindalewis5066 2 года назад

Wow! I have so much to say about this! First of all, if the video is 1 hour at 10x the speed, how many actual hours & days did it take to prep this?! It was impressive to watch your amazing, expert prep work. With all the cracks it must've been difficult. What a great job you did! It came out beautiful! 👏👏 I can't wait to see you do the "big one". And congratulations on your first, well done, 1 hour prep video too. I really enjoyed it. 👍❤️

@kaydog2008 2 года назад

I'd need a mini jib crane or cherry picker with a chin and head strap or a DIY/MIY chin and chest rest just to hold my head up after an hour or use my reclining computer chair backwards.😅👍🦕🦕

@johnjudd7737 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant prep just stunning great work love your videos

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks so much!!

@elsasso 2 года назад

I enjoyed the full length video. I’d like to watch the prep for the big one! Enjoyed the music too. Thx

@denisedill3552 2 года назад

I enjoyed the format and I really liked how much of the fossil crab you revealed. Do you ever get to expose the crabs face?

@bobm5500 2 года назад

One of your best yet , For it is like watching an orchard bloom .

@rogerdudra178 Год назад

Getting a neat crab out of a rock is very much like grinding down a shed horn elk antler end with my Dremel tool to reveal a polished elk antler belt buckle.

@Ontario_Rockhound 2 года назад

Cool video, it's awesome to see the whole process.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks mate!!

@iamjaychase1 2 года назад

What is the liquid you use and why ? To protect the soft tissue?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Its B72 and thin CA glue to keep the exposed parts from flaking off from the air of the air scribe.

@deanaleonard1647 2 года назад

Absolutely spellbinding!! Would love to try my hand at that.

@mileswelch5136 2 года назад

I am curious to know.. what do you do with all the fossils you uncover? Are they sold or donated to museums or do you have a garage full of them?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I donate as many as I can to museums or store them. I don't sell any

@mileswelch5136 2 года назад

That is absolutely awesome!

@michellericard4850 2 года назад

YES!!!!! Love the longer prep videos. It's very exciting to watch everything slowly reveal itself out of the rock

@laurat5143 2 года назад

This one 🦀 crab is very amazing, it's the frist time I've seen you clean up a whole crab. I've been wondering where I might be able to get one. I enjoy watching your videos. When it comes to your work, the best of the crab is showing. I live in Tacoma Washington. I had no idea about these crabs. Your knowledge of these animals ar amazing. I'm sure that you have a great collection of them.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. I shared a few of the videos to my sister. She and I are twins. I'm younger by a whole 4 minute. We are the crab in the zodiac sings. Do you sell any of your finds?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I don't sell any but you can get the 3d models on my website for free to print your own. It will look just like the original!

@huenchen82 2 года назад

Wow! Awesome! One level up, really nice work man! Congratulations from Munich...all the best;-)

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks a ton!

@claudesarich6314 2 года назад

You must have alot of patients, but it pays off when you get those results. They'll have you working at the museum soon. Thx for the video it was Awesome stay safe and rock on thx

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Claude!

@markclelland3510 2 года назад

Wonderful prep video! I enjoyed the longer format. Thank you for sharing.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Mark!

@JimmysGarden 2 года назад

Have you ever removed the crabs completely freeing each part? Cool video, you have a lot of patience also I hope your fingers are not tingling much 👍👍

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Not yet! I've seen someone do it with the claws.

@leslyeschoenhuth1107 2 года назад

* I would like to know how the crabs break out of sediment & wind up forming roundish Nodules..

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

The concretions are harder than the surrounding siltstone which is why they fall out of the cliff. The round shape is based on the shape of the crab as it forms a nucleus

@allegg8804 2 года назад

thank you for all the work. just shows beauty is NOT skin deep. really enjoyed your vid.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Al!

@alchemest 2 года назад

I was wondering if the rock you remove flakes away easily, or is it more of knowing when to stop removing it, to avoid damaging the fossil?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

The top of the crab flaked away really nicely and was easy. I normally "find" the crab first and then gently move closer so that the rock flakes away without touching the fossil. Sometimes it's too sticky though and you have to touch it a bit.

@saws2024 2 месяца назад

Hey thank you for sharing! Very interesting to watch and relax! May i ask what the fluid is that you put on the fossilized crab and why? Color? A hardening agent? Oil? Incredible that we can see such an old animal with so much detail. Thank you for putting in so much work for us to enjoy!

@MamlamboFossils 2 месяца назад

B72 paraloid

@saws2024 Месяц назад

thank you!

@frankierzucekjr 2 года назад

This is pretty awesome man, how old do you think this is, or how do you think the shell was crushed?

@alanyoung2559 2 года назад

Watched every minute of it believe it or not. Excellent job. Thank you.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Hahahah that's awesome!!

@frankleepower2333 2 года назад

Amazing! To think it was once alive and roamed the earth blows my mind!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

It's crazy! It blows my mind as well!

@TomCrosman 2 года назад

Looks like a LOT of work. I would not have the patience. Good job.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

This one was quite a bit of work but quite fun to do! Thanks for watching!

@grayhaven451 2 года назад

That was about the coolest thing I've watched you do here on the channel. Great job.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!!

@cb5600 2 года назад

That’s awesome!! Wow great job. 🧡👊🏻🇨🇦

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks!!

@modelleg 2 года назад

Chipping away at a nodule for a few hours would be a great reason to smoke pot.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I just listen to podcasts :)

@AdamosDad 2 года назад

Fantastic work. Don't ever stop, you are a master, now.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Im still learning but appreciate your kind words!

@hazelsegnitz3254 2 года назад

Outstanding patience !!! Well worth the end result 🦀🤗

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Hazel!

@emdorris3319 2 года назад

Wow, Mamlambo! I don’t think I have ever seen you do a more complete reveal of a crab. That was amazing to watch. I am a Cancer, so I especially love the crabs. Thank you for sharing this.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Glad you liked it Em!!

@jodicomstock6516 2 года назад

Question. Have you ever did one that did not have a whole crab inside?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Yip, I did half a crab - it's somewhere on my channel :)

@brandeni1785 2 года назад

Nice. It’s free after millions of year of being trapped in the rock. Glad you showed us the entire process.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

My pleasure Branden!

@janvafa9959 2 года назад

What is it you are ‘painting’ the fossil with as you expose it?

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

B72 to consolidate it!

@carlwiedenhoeft2427 2 года назад

How many hours do you have in this? Amazing!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

This was about 20 hours!

@PM-ij2dx 2 года назад

Awesome!! Yes the big crab!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

I'll do it in the next few weeks!

@PM-ij2dx 2 года назад

@@MamlamboFossils Awesome!

@lois4329 2 года назад

Really nice to see the whole process. What a great gift at the end of it. Thank you. Hope your New Year has started well 🎊

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Lois!!

@clarelockhart6221 2 года назад

Why do you ware a mask? Also why do you only ware a glove on one hand.

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Mask is for the fine dust - don't want that in my lungs. The glove is a vibration reducing glove. Long exposure to vibrations isn't good for the nerves in your hands.

@impunitythebagpuss 2 года назад

Thank you! Happy New Year! Stay safe!

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

My pleasure!!

@gaz1tinsley 2 года назад

wow, that is amazing, a lot of hard work gone into that one !

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks Gaz!

@laurat5143 2 года назад

WOW! That is a #1 🦀. You do a great job keeping you fossils together. I ❤️ that crab, I'm a cancer ♋️, you see. I enjoy the videos you share. I'm up over in Tacoma Washington.

@campbellmcgrannachan3859 2 года назад

Awesome video tho its turning out amazing

@MamlamboFossils 2 года назад

Thanks bro!