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My sister found this on the beach in South Carolina, and I was hoping to get some help in identifying it!

Good evening folks, I'm new here but was hoping someone could help me identify my find. Firstly I'll be honest and say I'm not even sure this is a fossil. I found it this evening on a beach walk. So it was found on Skegness beach, this is on the east coast of England at the northern end of the Wash, a bay on the North Sea. Skegness beach is mostly sand with a few pebbles and rocks. There are usually very few fossils on the beach and it's not an area known for it's fossils. Over the opposite side of the wash is the Norfolk coastline, this is mostly made up of cliffs with chalk, sandstone and flint I think, but there are more fossils in this area and some small material from the Norfolk coast does make it's way over the 15 to 20 miles and wash up on Skegness beach. This find (if it is a find) is unlike anything I've seen on Skegness beach before and is nothing like any other rocks, stones and pebbles in the area. My first thought was it way be a horseshoe crab fossil, but a quick check on here has me thinking this is not the case. My partner has suggested a small tortoise or turtle and it certainly has that type of shape to it, I'm not sure that the photo (I only seem to be able to add one photo) truly shows the shape but it's the best I can get. The photo is of what I would describe as the underside. Any help with identification is greatly appreciated, or advice on how to add further photos (sorry I'm really not a tech wizard) Thank you in advance for any help.

Good day on the Peace River yesterday. Found horse, mammoth, mastodon teeth along with several varieties of shark teeth. Also pulled up the below specimen. It came up in one piece and I placed it in the shade on the bank. After about 30 minutes I picked it up to move it to my kayak. That is when the piece in my hand broke off. Retrieved as much of it as possible. Got it home in a plastic bag and submerged it in fresh water as soon as I could. Only took it out to take the photos. Small pieces continued to flake off the underside whenever it was touched. I tried to position it as it was found before the break when taking the photos. Any help in identifying what it is would be greatly appreciated.

Have four small items First Item..... very small i see either an eggshell?...or a small turtle fragment? but then there is also the possibility of it being petrified wood found in gravel load from Brazos river West of Houston

Hi all! Some time ago a friend of mine found what seems to be a turtle bone at Yaverland (Isle of Wight - UK) along with some eroded fish and crocodile remains. Honestly, we have no idea about this small isolated bone. We'd be very grateful if you could help us. Thanks in advance.

Tried a different beach on the Rapp. Not many shell fragments, lots of gravel and small rusted metal pieces. Found three tiger shark teeth, but no others (odd, don't usually find those). Looking for an ID on the 3" bone in the photos below. When in doubt I guess turtle, but my nephew who was really into fossil hunting 30 years ago, guesses dolphin neck or tail?