ISLAND BEACH, N.J. (WFLA) – An enormous skull washed up on a New Jersey shore and left authorities baffled.
Initially, officials were left scratching their heads wondering what kind of sea creature it was.
Park police found the skull Monday near a beach access path following a storm, according to the department’s Facebook page.
The skull and lower jaw bone was later to be determined to be that of a minke whale.
Some people had earlier correctly noted on the Island Beach State Park’s Facebook post that the skull was likely a minke whale. Others, however, had more creative ideas.
Some suggestions included a pterodactyl or even “the remains of Hoffa” according to another commenter.
