Help with ID of fossil.

[Chisna]

I'm new to this forum.
Most of what I find where I live are marine fossils.
Sometimes I'll find petrified wood. But this one is different.
It sure looks like a hoof.... It was the only thing I found
in a fresh slide near the beach. And I had to use a rock
hammer to get it out of the shale boulder it was in.
Any ideas ? Dinohippus perhaps ? Or something entirely
different..... Any input would be appreciated.

 

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[Harry Pristis]

It appears to be geological, rather than biological. It certainly is not a horse part.

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[Chisna]

I had a feeling it might not be. The only thing stumping me is the
dark almost finger nail like material that is on it.