Comments on: What Is It?

By: theSnark

theSnark — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:17:38 +0000

An OOP coconut or spider crab? Because it is hollow, I’m inclined to say it’s not a fossil. What are the exact dimensions?

By: YowieLover

YowieLover — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:05:47 +0000

Lobster or crab…not sure about what it was but I bet it was delicious!

By: finfin

finfin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:48:59 +0000

Giant lobster claw. You can buy one here.

By: Roy3rd

Roy3rd — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:10:17 +0000

It resembles the jawbone from a whale to me.

By: j stewart

j stewart — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:11:47 +0000

looks like a shell from some sort of a sea snail type creature…

By: charlie23

charlie23 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:13:00 +0000

Assuming that it’s real and about 6″ long it is exceptionally large but not outside of the known range of an American Lobster, Homarus Americanusis. Judging by the shape I would expect that it’s a dactyl from the crushing claw of a male from that species.

As Sordes noted above, without some kind of reference to the actual age of the shell the fact that American Lobsters aren’t indigenous to Florida is irrelevant: they’ve been shipped down the coast for well over 100 years.

By: D2K4

D2K4 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:37:31 +0000

Mastodon jawbone?

By: Mibs

Mibs — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:18:06 +0000

Looks interesting, but the proportion based on the measuring tool shows us that it’s a little over 6 inches. Without that scale it looks like a foot+ long claw.

By: wolfatrest

wolfatrest — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:45:23 +0000

Looks a lot like part of a jawbone from something with very rounded teeth.

By: oldphilosopher

oldphilosopher — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:05:35 +0000

My guess is a sculpture; a work of art. Striking. And fulfilling it’s task.