Gryphaea is a bi-valve and commonly called 'Devil's Toenail'. They are a common fossil found in rocks of the Triassic and Jurassic Periods.

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Gryphaea is a bi-valve and commonly called 'Devil's Toenail'. They are a common fossil found in rocks of the Triassic and Jurassic Periods. They lived on muddy sea beds and the heavy left valve has this distinctive shape

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