I Think it's a Fossil?

nkellam22

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I found this item 8 inches deep in a metal detecting hole in a park in Luxembourg.
I find tons of Devil's toenail fossils (Gryphaea) in the area which are an extinct oyster species but I've never found anything different.
Like I said I'm more of a metal detecting guy and know next to nothing about fossils and I'm not even sure that this is a fossil, I just don't know what else it could be.
Looking online makes me think it could be a fish scale fossil but that is a pure guess.

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Thanks!
 

It’s a shell maybe a type of brachiopod but I’m not familiar with what types of fossils are in the area.
 

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Thats really cool you definatley have something there hope someone can help.
 

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It is a fossil shell as '' Older The Better'' mentioned.
 

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Wow, thanks for the help!
Do you have any idea what type of shell it is, I can't seem to find a match online?
 

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Wow, thanks for the help!
Do you have any idea what type of shell it is, I can't seem to find a match online?

Clam, scallop, cockle or any other of a variety of shells. I know it's not a definitive answer, it's been a lot of years (77-80) since I did anything with shells.
 

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Clinocardium
 

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I really see a possible horse hoof nailbed.
 

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