50lbs MONSTER fossil crab prep with commentary - 208 hours - 12 million year old giganteus crab
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- A huge number of people have been asking questions about this fossil crab and wanted me to do a commentary on the prep, I hope this answers some of the questions!
It started off at 50lbs (23kg) and ended up weighing about 17lbs (8 kg) in the end.
The crab species is an extinct Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab which used to live in deep water off the coast of New Zealand when the water was quite a bit warmer than it is today.
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Holy moley 12 million years old. Just imagine all that time. I'm always flabbergasted by the age of these
And that's young for a fossil!
😧😧 wowww
The sad thing for me is that I would've gotten 15 if I brought those rocks with those leg hole thingys he showed-
Thanks for watching everyone, I really hope you enjoyed it. It would really help me out if you liked the video and subscribed to the channel 😁
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I also have a rockhounding channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCyIYDaFNKo2UHkJg7mlwRQQ
I recently found a rock with HUGE teeth in it, I hope to have the video done later this week 😀
I found a rock up ōwhango while I was hunting. It's got what looks to be a tooth or claw with a price of bone next to it. I ts also full of shells so may just be a piece of that although none of the other shells in the concretion have a porus look.
I could send you a picture if you are interested
@@moanamason2454 yes please, send me some photos. Mamlambo82@gmail.com
To know that you had the honor of releasing this hugely gorgeous specimen for all the world to see, well I watched your video 3x. Sir, you need some kind of metal, night hood, a title or the Nobel!!!! …Really!!!! Great job!!!! Kim Hollywood CA USA
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and loved that you explained what you were doing along the way. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, excellent choice of music. Watching the genesis of our friend from the past. Combined with your gentle narrative regarding this labor of love. It will answer many of my grandson's questions. He say "hi" and he wants to do what you do.
That crab would've made huge crabby patties!
The biggest!!
Ahhgagagaga!!! SpongeBob, me boy!
Wow Morne, that was fantastic.
The calm explanation and music was mesmerizing.while watching was hypnotic.
You have the patience of a rock man. 200 hours of hunching over working must be backbreaking but the result is worth every second.
Awesome fossil.
It is pretty hard work and can be uncomfortable, but I usually listen to some podcasts and just go into a zen mode 😂
Stretch, rest and have some water every 52min brother (theres science behind that). Be careful of your back, you only have one.
Mines buggered so I'm speaking from the hard lessons I've had to learn. Nerve pain is no joke.
Don't mean to sound like an old lady.
Love your work.
That was one of the most lovely videos I've ever seen. One: that's a big crab. Two: you really love what you're doing and it shows.
Thanks so much bro, that was an awesome comment!!
It must feel so fulfilling to know that 12 million years passed just for you to be the one to finally reveal the product of all that time. I mean, humans weren’t even close to having evolved when that crab was alive, and now all the day down the line and millions of generations later, out of alllllll the people you’re the one who gets to expose that crab to light again! I just think that’s so cool to think about.
Love the commentary. Gives so much insight.
Great job. Enjoyed the added commentary.
200 hours but you get to have an amazing fossil :)
Thanks so much!! Hahaha it was a long process!
Amazing how much patience you have! It appears miraculously for us, but you spend days with not a whole lot to show for it! Fantastic video! Thank you so much!
My pleasure! Yeah, sometimes I feel like nothing changed after 10 hours of work 😄
Brilliant commentary. This was an amazing feat, to release the crab from the concretion. Appreciate that you spent the time to video the process and give us the insight of your process. I have so much respect for your artistry and devotion to your knowledge, work, and craft... especially 200+ hours. Magnificent!
Stunning!
Badass! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Never imagined that the legs might be hollow !!! Even more work!! You deserve to own this beautiful piece of art !!!🤗
Thanks!
Anytime!
Hi Morne This was great and I really like your voice over. You are a natural teacher. Cheers Wendy
Thanks so much Wendy! That's really kind of you to say that 😀
❤❤❤❤❤ This belongs in a museum! Well done!
Thank you very much!
really enjoyed the explanation, make us appreciate the time and effort that much more.
Glad you liked it!! I'll do the same for the penguin once it's done!
😎😎 Brilliant! Thanks for sharing this journey of revealing a 12million yr old fossil 🦀 crab❣️
It always amazes me how you can dig through all that rock and still leave a near perfect specimen of bone behind!! 👏
✌️🙏💞
208 hours! Oh my, you're so patient. Great job!
Thanks so much!!
* WOW ~ 200 hours of work is Amazing.. Thank you fo talking us thru the process.
My pleasure Leslye!
great to see the 3d model in the end. It makes you appreciate the depth of the fossil more and the difficulty of the prep.
Very relaxing to listen to. And very satisfying to see the crab revealed!
Thanks for taking the time to walk us through it. Amazing prep job on a great fossil! Keep up the great work.
Fantastic I always get so excited to see a mamlambo video. Thnx for being so informative.
My pleasure mudlark 😃
200 Hours of pure bliss... I love that kind of work.
Me too!
Nice explanation of the whole process of prepping it! Thanks!
Well done Sir. I find your work fascinating. Continue the work!!!
These videos with commentary are so much better!
I love them all, don't get me wrong, but I've found myself wanting commentary since this is a field I am completely unfamiliar with.
As awesome as seeing the fossils is, you have very valuable knowledge as well.
Thanks Crabman! I'm really glad you enjoyed the commentary, it's a bit out of my comfort zone but it's always good to try new things!
You are an amazingly patient and skillful person to put that much time into this prep. It is beautiful well done. I love watching hing these preps an you narration is great.
Amazing 😄. With your narration this was like watching a mars lander touching down. 🦀. This would make for nice classroom material.
I love your channel so much. Very calming. Thank you!
Thank you for the commentary. Knowing what you are doing and why makes your efforts all the more impressive. Very nice work.
It is fascinating to see how this crab is finally freed from its stone prison after 12 million years and can tell us its story.
I'm glad you enjoyed it Harald
That was amazingly beautiful to watch, and I loved your narration of it.
So great to be taken through how you do this sort of prep. It so impresses me how you have developed all the skills that it takes to identify, collect and reveal these fossils Morne, as well as the patience and perseverence required
Fantastic, thank you. Fascinated by fossils.
My pleasure!!
Love this format, Mamlambo. This 🦀 turned out fabulous !
That's an incredible amount of work! Really interesting. Well done!
Amazing how you could tell that wasn't an ordinary rock. How did the crust form over the crab?
Great editing and commentary,
Glad to see you taking care of your safety 🦺
Fascinating! Appreciate the info in the commentary.
Really enjoy the voice over! Awesome fossil - amazing stuff.
Thanks Craig!!
Super fun to watch you do this. Good work
Thanks bro!!
You just have to love a large crab prep thanks my friend✌️ Napa California
I love this crab so much!
@@MamlamboFossils I think the biggest one I've seen you prep so far, beautiful specimen ✌️ Napa California
Thank you for this video. It answered all of my questions about how you do it.
Thank you, sir! Was great to hear your thoughts and explanations as the project progressed.
12 million years old Seafood boil Mukbang is something i wanna see lol. Jokes aside, I stumbled upon one of your videos and now I'm binge-watching. It's so interesting and educational, I'm loving it!
Love the commentary! Really nice to hear what you’re doing and why
Thats fascinating, and i will never get tired of watching you work!
This was amazing to watch! Thanks for the commentary because I would have never guessed it was that old and that hard to deal with!
Awesome video Morne!!!
Thanks Rick 😄
I loved This video. Like that you describe what you are doing and using.
That is so interesting to watch. I really appreciate just how much work you put into these fossils. It must be so rewarding for you when you get such a beautiful crab revealed. 🦀 It amazes me to think that 12 million years ago this was a living organism. Thanks so much for all of your hard work! 👍 💯✌🇨🇦
Awesome it's much better when you describe the process great video excellent content thank you for sharing five stars brother
That was fascinating to watch. Thank you for uploading this video.
Thanks Tom!
Thanks! I’ve seen a few for sale, but they are only an inch long and very fragile
Terrific work , thank you for sharing this !
Another FANTASTIC video!!
Loved it!! Thank you for all your hard work! You are appreciated 💛
That is amazing! I'm in NZ. My Partner and I would love to be Rockhounds. Glad to have found you.. most interesting 🙏
Beautiful work, enjoy your commentary to go along with the video making it even more interesting. Have you ever wondered if diatoms - tiny creatures were fossilized along with your finds in the surrounding rock you've removed?
I love your videos!! It's amazing and fine work.
Thank you so much 😀
So relaxing watching you bring back prehistoric delicacies,my stomach is waiting for more videos please.
I'm glad you are enjoying it Scott!
Hypnotazing and calming at the same time 😌
Watching your sped up meticulous work is very meditative and relaxing. Fascinating to watch the reveal of the crab. Typically, how many minutes/hours of this can you do at a time?
I am so intrigued by fossils. This was beyond cool.
This is amazing, I came over after seeing your videos on shorts and I was wondering how you got the crabs out! I absolutely love fossils, rocks and minerals of all kinds. ive found a few smaller fossils on a beach near where I live northern England but nothing like this 🤩
Amazing work..a wonderful find 👍💞
You should put un-preped (small) crab fossils for sale in your store. I would love to try and bring one out of rock! Don't think we have these in Florida! Love the commentary!
🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍It's amazing how it was possible to determine that there was such a treasure there and still have the patience to extract it so painstakingly
crabtastic ' I'd love to see the we crab face 🤗 I now know so much a bout fossil hunting now " from my arm chair " great channel Sir ! 😎
Awesome video, thanks so much for doing this!
Zowie wow! Absolute
awesome ness!!!👍👍👏👏
Thanks Sandi!
I'm amazed at people that can see what's inside with only those three small spots
Nice job, I actually like the scribe marks 🙂
Awesome reveal. 👍
Thanks 👍!
Fantastic job, what a satisfying feeling you must get once it's finished. The commentary really helped, thank you for posting
Glad you enjoyed it Ian!
So much time and work thanks! How did you get started in this?
I found a tiny crab and used an electric engraver to expose it a bit, then I got a small compressor and my first air scribe 😀
What fantastic job you did on this specimen. Have you shown it to any museum?
The local museum have seen it but they have quite a few crab fossils already 😀
Thanks for sharing this
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Glad you enjoyed it!! thanks for the thumbs up!
@@MamlamboFossils You're welcome!!
Wow just Wow ❤
What it the sound level of th tool? Do you have to use ear protection?
It's very loud! Yeah, I wear hearing protection and a respirator when I work on fossils
@@MamlamboFossils I got a little scared tbh by the time you must dedicate for this grate outcome. :D :D :D
This was a great video. Thanks
Anytime Dan!
Very very nice job
Greetings from San Luis Potosí slp México
Hi I just found your channel. This was the first video of yours I haven’t watched. The commentary was very well done. I love fossils and fossil hunting. Where did you find that Concretion and how did you know there would be a crab inside? I have a very interesting fossil that I would like to share with you if you are interested.
Such good micro work 👍...going to try this winter. To many farm projects 😞. That B is hard to get in the US
Hi. Thank you for the explanation. Very interesting. I just always assumed fossils would be solid after being in the ground and turning to stone. I was surprised to hear the legs can be hollow. Could they be what's left over from the crab molting, or do you not find fossilized molting?
Awesome work!
Absolutely fascinating to watch that crab merge from the rock , I for one could watch you all day .
Such a huge and beautiful crab!
It's my biggest yet!!
Thank you ! Amazing !
Very cool video 👍 thanks..
What cool work!! That crab is lovely
I have some questions on safety on prepping fossils? Now, when you use any kind of scribe, you will be kicking up rock, and probably a lot of small particles. What kind of mask do you use, and other protective gear? I just don’t want to damage my lungs or eyes! (I wear PPE all the time in grad school, but it’s for chem, and fossils are now my hobby 😊)
Have a look at one of my recent short videos, I talk about PPE there. I have an air filter, wear a respirator and vibration reducing gloves. Also hearing protection at all times
@@MamlamboFossils does the mask form a seal with your facial hair? Or is there something you do to get a good seal
My wife is huge stickler about PPE, but for good reason.
@PokemonAdventures009 it seems to work! The extractor fans removes like 90% of the dust
@@MamlamboFossils ahhh maybe that’s another piece of equipment I should get before prep work stuff then. Thank you!
Is the tool you're using a dremel, or is it some kind of mini jackhammer?
quite interesting stuff
this fossil is just amazing
Thanks so much!!
Fascinating to see behind the process. How many hours a day do you allocate to this?
Usually between 2 and 3 but more if I have a big project and more on weekends 😁
Hm... i wonder what that thin line that's on the right side of the main shell is. It's not a crack that's filled with mineral, because there's no crack in the rest of the fossil and rock... a sea weed maybe?
As always, wooooow, very nice!!!
Dude that's awesome! What tool are you using?
Beautiful crab
Thanks Dinah!!