The 75 lb. object discovered by amateur Bigfoot hunter Todd May in Ogden Canyon, Utah is nothing more than a piece of badly beaten-up rock and not a Bigfoot skull as May claims.

After examining the large object May found, Prof. Jesse Carlucci, a geoscience expert at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, concluded the object is just a piece of severely weathered rock that vaguely resembles a fossilized skull.

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Prof. Carlucci called attention to the rock's natural fractures as proof of the chemical breakdown that often occurs when rock is exposed to rainwater. On the other hand, fossilized skulls are quite fragile since they're made from bone.

Prof. Carlucci said fossilized skulls have a totally different composition and texture compared to rocks. The only conclusion to be drawn based on these facts is the object May stumbled upon on one of his hikes isn't a Bigfoot, said Prof. Carlucci.

When he announced his discovery, May said his well-preserved find is the long-sought proof Bigfoot isn't a figment of many imaginations. Apart from finding the "Bigfoot skull," May also said he'd encountered living Bigfoot creatures twice.

May said the first Bigfoot he came across suddenly appeared out of nowhere and ran away as soon as he made eye contact with it. He allegedly encountered a second Bigfoot, this one larger than the first, on another trip to Ogden Canyon.

May, however, sought to preempt further criticism that what he found wasn't a Bigfoot skull.

"There's haters out there, other Bigfoot enthusiasts that don't like that I found something first," May said.

Bigfoot, also called the sasquatch, is said to make its home in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest. It's normally been described as a hairy, ape-like creature walking upright.

Scientists, however, pooh-pooh the existence of Bigfoot with many declaring with certainty the creature is a hoax.

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