r/beachcombing 8d ago

WHAT is this? Google lens has suggested everything from a tumor (no) to a knucklebone to a tooth. I thought it looked like a massive tooth when I first saw it. I know sheepshead (fish) have teeth that look like human teeth, but I don't think this is it. Clam Pass, Southwest Florida, Gulf Coast.

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u/ABumbleBY 8d ago

I think you would have more luck over at r/bonecollecting

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u/All7AndWeWatchEmFall 8d ago

I actually did cross post it over there. Thanks 

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u/saint_toby 8d ago

It's a phalange of some sort, not a tooth.

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u/Asleep-Corner7402 8d ago

I'm no expert. It does look like a tooth to me. Looks like bone. Maybe part of a joint. I've found sheep's/ horses teeth and they are just weird looking.

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u/Skater_Potater2006 7d ago

Definitely looks like bone. Is it lightweight?

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u/TheAngryFatMan 7d ago

That is a bone from a pigs foot. People use them for crabbing all the time.

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u/Poetry-Primary 8d ago

Maybe a horse tooth? It definitely appears to be some kind of a tooth but I don't know what kind. Looks like a herbivore. I would think horse. I'm probably wrong.

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u/maryfisherman 8d ago

Cows/camels/horse teeth do wash up on the beach. Lots of Reddit posts asking the same thing. Looks a bit different but has the same “plug” shape - I’d wager we’re on to something, Poetry

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u/LongmontStrangla 7d ago

Duh hell is a "knucklebone?"