Purple Octopus Posted May 7, 2013 #26 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'm going with some type of vertebrae. Nibs Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evancj Posted May 7, 2013 #27 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Barnacle shell perhaps? This, or as hernibs suggested a vertebra...but not a skull. Your local university, would be glad to ID for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekelyn Posted May 8, 2013 #28 Share Posted May 8, 2013 It's definetly a Notaskul. I have a friend whose cousins girlfriend found a Notaskul while fising by the local crik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted May 8, 2013 #29 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Looks like a fossilised coral or fossilised marine bottom dwelling invertebrate,who knows? I just can't see a Skull or Skulls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyverna Posted May 8, 2013 #30 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Doesn't seem to be a skull. No eye holes, ear holes, or nose holes of any kind. It seems to be artificial in nature. Maybe some kind of ornament or statue piece that broke off and wound up on the beach. I'm also not sure what you mean by "two-headed". I don't see two heads. To be honest, I don't see a single head either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted May 8, 2013 #31 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Definitely not a skull, there is nothing comparable to the eye orbits, naris or fenestra openings that are common for virtually all skulls. My guess would be a piece of hard coral, of which there are over a hundred species. Hard coral is calcium carbonate, while bone is calcium phosphate. An easy way to see if it is calcium carbonate is to cover it with vinegar in a container, and look for bubbles. That is the carbon dioxide being produced from the chemical reaction. It may take minutes or hours with rocks that contain calcium carbonate, but if it is made entirely from of calcium carbonate, it may be more immediate. If you don't want to risk the whole specimen, chip off a small piece and soak that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted May 8, 2013 #32 Share Posted May 8, 2013 ALLOW ME TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS NOT A HOAX OF ANY SORT OR AN ALTERED PIECE OF WOOD OR CLAY Well that has me absolutely convinced. Nothing like yelling about a two headed skull to make a convincing argument... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonFromPorlock Posted May 9, 2013 #33 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I can't identify it specifically, but I'm pretty sure it's an egg case from some marine critter. Did you find it on a beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptid_Control Posted May 9, 2013 #34 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I agree with everyone else that it doesn't look like a skull, I actually have a gargoyle statue in my backyard and it does resemble it material wise, but the shape is odd. Just to be sure definitely take it to your local museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted May 12, 2013 #35 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'm going with some type of vertebrae. Nibs The atlas to be specific. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonFromPorlock Posted May 12, 2013 #36 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) I can't identify it specifically, but I'm pretty sure it's an egg case from some marine critter. Did you find it on a beach? Whoops, looked at a few more pics and now go with 'vertebra'. Or maybe from a crinoid stem? Edited May 12, 2013 by PersonFromPorlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted May 12, 2013 #37 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I doubt this is a vertebrae, the body of most is fairly flat and there would be an unobstructed opening for the spinal canal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted May 12, 2013 #38 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I doubt this is a vertebrae, the body of most is fairly flat and there would be an unobstructed opening for the spinal canal. There are many different kinds of 'atlases', but you are right: I just now watched all the photos and it does look more like something carved from coral or bone or something. On the other hand: they do carve vertebrae into decorative figurines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted May 12, 2013 #39 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Currently my best guess is the theca from a blastoid, a species of echinoderm, now extinct but fossils are commonly found. The theca is the casing, which were fairly small and were supported above the sea floor by a stalk. This object appears small when compared to the penny in one of the photos. The opening seen in the first image may very well be where the stalk was connected. The stalks were less likely to be preserved. The top view shows what may be small openings or pores that could be spiracles. They usually have a five-fold symmetry, which this object doesn't have, but there are some that are a bit irregular Here are a few images of some; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted May 13, 2013 #40 Share Posted May 13, 2013 a gargoyle seems to be the closest type of creature description so far, good call kasey A gargoyle isn't a type of creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted May 13, 2013 #41 Share Posted May 13, 2013 this is something from DNA thank youYou've done DNA tests on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakari Posted May 13, 2013 #42 Share Posted May 13, 2013 When does this get listed on ebay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted May 13, 2013 #43 Share Posted May 13, 2013 The user wont come back so no point carrying on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted May 13, 2013 #44 Share Posted May 13, 2013 What if he did come back wanting his shell, wouldn't that be freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod99966 Posted May 14, 2013 #45 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I'm going with mutated 2 headed pixie, or fairy of some type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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