Is this a fossil?

[Bong]

Found this at Lepe beach (famous for Paleocene and Eocene period fossils), Hampshire, UK.

On the bottom left, I could see a shell (or a small leaf of coniferous tree ish) looking mark on the pebble. Could this be a fossil?

Thank you!

[PMA]

Looks a bit like a brachiopod imprint.

[ynot]

It does look like one, but would like to see better pictures of it and the rock in general.

[Scylla]

There is definitely a shell mold fossil there. Brachiopod is a possibility but I just don't see enough to ID it fully.

[abyssunder]

It looks like a flint nodule, to me, with an imprint (probably of a bivalve).

 

[Ludwigia]

Definitely an imprint of a shell.

[FossilsAnonymous]

The overall rock is likely of no value, except for dating, but a nice shell imprint... Better pictures needed

[ynot]

3 hours ago, Bong said:

Could this be a fossil?

The simple answer to Your question is "yes it is a fossil".

[BobWill]

Could be a brachiopod.Could just as well be a scallop.There may not be enough showing to tell but getting an idea of which one is commonly found there may be the best chance of a good ID.

[Bong]

Thanks a lot people! I've tried taking better pictures but unfortunately, they all look the same to me and I believe it would still be very difficult to identify the species. This is just very special for me as it was the first fossil I've collected and I'm happy that it's not just another useless pebble which I thought was a fossil. Thank you!

[Bong]

On 2018. 7. 3. at 4:13 AM, BobWill said:

Could be a brachiopod.Could just as well be a scallop.There may not be enough showing to tell but getting an idea of which one is commonly found there may be the best chance of a good ID.

Thanks for your advice. I will definitely grab more of these and see which species appear the most.

[MeargleSchmeargl]

100% certain there's a shell impression. Whether it is brach or bivalve requires closer inspection. Can you take a closer, more brightened picture for reference?