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Fossil penguin CT scan segmentation take 2 by mamlambo on Sketchfab

How to identify minerals in dinosaur bone and rocks (making thin sections)

How to identify minerals in dinosaur bone and rocks (making thin sections)

Thin sections are one of the most important tools in geology and palaeontology, allowing us to study the mineral composition of rocks and identify fossils that aren’t always visible to the naked eye...

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Fossil hunting & exploring New Zealand

Join me as I explore beautiful New Zealand, find amazing fossils and then prep them to reveal their hidden secrets!

YouTube Channel 🎥
Paleontology 🦖
Fossil prep 🦀
Sheep rescues 🐑

Some of the fossils I find in my videos:

  • enormous Miocene fossil crabs
  • a fossil whale skull
  • fossil fish
  • plesiosaurus and mosasaurus fossils
  • shark teeth and vertebrae
  • and hopefully soon a fossil penguin!

I donate many of my finds to museums and universities and some of them are even being studied further!

Join my Patreon for more content

I've launched a Patreon page where I post multiple videos each month. These include bonus hunts, fossil preps, behind-the-scenes footage and some of the secret projects I am working on. There are also monthly live chat sessions.

Join my Patreon from $4 a month

NZ Fossil Cards

Below are some videos of the fossils featured on the NZ Fossil Card set I made.

Fossil turtle skull prep Turtle skull prep

Giant Tumidocarcinus giganteus fossil prep Giant crab prep

Hubelli shark tooth prep Transitional sharktooth prep

Fossil billfish skull discovery Billfish Skull

Plesiosaur fossil prep Plesiosaur vertebra prep

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I was on TV tonight 😆 it's still available to stream on TVNZ, it was on 7 Sharp

I was on TV tonight 😆 it's still available to stream on TVNZ, it was on 7 Sharp

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One of the signs is up! Painting takes sooooo long 😆

One of the signs is up! Painting takes sooooo long 😆

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I'm so excited to be part of the book launch of the latest title by @nz_writer ! Come along Sunday to the Tūranga library in , I'll be bringing some fossils along as well. ūranga

I'm so excited to be part of the book launch of the latest title by @nz_writer ! Come along Sunday to the Tūranga library in , I'll be bringing some fossils along as well. ūranga

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Some late night work on the new sign for the workshop. It's open Sundays 10am to 2pm at the Old School Collective in Waikuku 😀

Some late night work on the new sign for the workshop. It's open Sundays 10am to 2pm at the Old School Collective in Waikuku 😀

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Some functional fitness training at @thistlefit_ to show me the correct way to lift those heavy fossils without hurting myself 😁

Some functional fitness training at @thistlefit_ to show me the correct way to lift those heavy fossils without hurting myself 😁

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New video is up! I found this awesome fish skull and retrieved it in a storm. It'd been CT scanned and I try and flip it over without breaking it 😄

New video is up! I found this awesome fish skull and retrieved it in a storm. It'd been CT scanned and I try and flip it over without breaking it 😄

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We have both jaws!!! And so many teeth!

We have both jaws!!! And so many teeth!

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The skull has some teeth! An update photo on that fish skull I found over the weekend

The skull has some teeth! An update photo on that fish skull I found over the weekend

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