Horn coral, leg spur, antler? Barnacle

[IndianRiverSonrise]

I don't know if the barnacle is a fossil or just a big modern barnacle.

But primarily what I wanted to ask about is the smaller piece. I don't know what it is. I mentioned three guesses in the title. What do you think?

On what might be considered the base is a solid surface, and on one side there is the remnant of what appears to be the original surface, but I think most of the surface has worn off.

It was found on a central Florida beach.

 

[Harry Pristis]

The object in your image is too small for my old eyes to make out.

 

[IndianRiverSonrise]

Re: Horn coral, leg spur, antler? Barnacle (Bigger photos added)

I don't know if the barnacle is a fossil or just a big modern barnacle.

But primarily what I wanted to ask about is the smaller piece. I don't know what it is. I mentioned three guesses in the title. What do you think?

On what might be considered the base is a solid surface, and on one side there is the remnant of what appears to be the original surface, but I think most of the surface has worn off.

It was found on a central Florida beach.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Re: Horn coral, leg spur, antler? Barnacle (Bigger photos added)

I don't know if the barnacle is a fossil or just a big modern barnacle.

But primarily what I wanted to ask about is the smaller piece. I don't know what it is. I mentioned three guesses in the title. What do you think?

On what might be considered the base is a solid surface, and on one side there is the remnant of what appears to be the original surface, but I think most of the surface has worn off.

It was found on a central Florida beach.

None of your three guesses seems likely. All three are very dense bone with a thick surface and little cancellous bone in the middle. Your object seems to have a large amount of cancellous bone. If I had to guess the nature of your object, I would guess that it is the abraded centrum of a vertebra.

 

[Worthy55]

Yes, one looks like two goose barnacles and the other a peice of a vert. 8) 8) 8)

 

[IndianRiverSonrise]

Yes, one looks like two goose barnacles and the other a peice of a vert. 8) 8) 8)

Thanks for the info.