marfijak Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 My dad brought me this item that he found while walking on Indian Rocks Beach, right outside of Tampa. I find a lot of random bone chunks, sharks teeth, and fossil scutes on that beach. I'm not sure on this one and was even a little skeptical that it was a fossil at first. The "inside" of the fossil does seem porous like bone would be and there seems to be a ridge line with two compartments on either side (my thumb is inside one of the compartments in one of the pics below). The outside does have a strong line running down the top and continuing onto the bottom (similar to what I would expect to find on a turtle scute) though it is very worn. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 The ridges and texture look turtle to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I think an edge piece from a giant tortoise would be a good bet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Could be weathered sea turtle shell maybe. +1 for turtle in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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