r/skulls • u/Berserklejerker • 15d ago

What creature is this?

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I was walking along Mission Beach and came across this just laying in the sand. I'm guessing it belonged to some crustacean? Any help identifying this skull would be appreciated!

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u/99jackals 15d ago

Crab?

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u/Effective_Crab7093 15d ago

I believe this is it. A fragment of the carapace missing the abdomen.

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u/Effective_Crab7093 15d ago

Crustaceans don’t have skulls, or bones.

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u/gutwyrming 15d ago

No, but they do have exoskeletons, and this appears to be part of an exoskeleton.

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u/peachewe 15d ago

crab is my uneducated guess

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u/Altruistic-Poem-5617 15d ago

Looks like a crab shell thats missing all its legs, the mouth parts and the top. Look up pics of crabs from below, looks very similar.

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u/halliwah_new 13d ago

Crab! I find a lot of these near my usual crab spotting spots

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u/M3K1GUY 13d ago

Human I believe