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Fossildude19 Regular Member

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I agree, looks like a fish scale, to me. 

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D.N.FossilmanLithuania Regular Member

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This scale is herring like. I think it is likely Cenozoic fossil, and probably marine. Herring, anchovy and other clupeid scales always have horizontal curved gaps in the sides of scale.  

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Wow...thank you so much D.N.fossilmanLithuania, for that amazing input!!! I appreciate you sharing your in depth knowledge with me. So awesome!

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