Atlantic Coast DUers, help me out here...

[bicentennial_baby]

Ok, so I went to the ocean today with sniffa, the first time in a long time... We were looking for crabs, and I happened upon one of those creatures (?) that I've seen a brazillion times before on the beach. It's about 6 inches long, consisting mostly of a dark brown rectangular body, with a protrusion at each corner of the rectangle. And, it looks like a shell/casing of something as well.

What is it?! :bounce:

Help! :bounce:


Please? :)

[countingbluecars]

1. Could it be a "mermaid's purse"?

http://www.jaxshells.org/926c.htm

[bicentennial_baby]

3. w00t! thank you!

finally! now i can tell sniffa what they're called...yay!! :bounce:

Thank You!!! :bounce: :pals: :bounce:

[countingbluecars]

4. Glad I could help. n/t

[LeftyMom]

2. Elasmobranch egg case

for a shark, ray or skate. Some are live bearing and some lay eggs that hatch internally but some lay external eggs like you found.