Bivalve shell, Gryphaea - lid

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Date:1980

Description:Gryphaea. Lower Jurassic: ?Charmouth Mudstone Formation,
Stretton on Fosse.This shows both valves, including the flattened, lid-like right valve. These common fossils are widely known as 'Devil's Toe-nails'.

Donated by Mr. Norman, 1980.

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Source: Warwickshire Museums - Geology Department

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