Gryphaea, or Devi's Toenails as they are more commonly known, are common fossils found in the Jurassic sedimentary rocks of the Yorkshire Coast

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Gryphaea, or Devi's Toenails as they are more commonly known, are common fossils found in the Jurassic sedimentary rocks of the Yorkshire Dinosaur Coast. They are often washed up on the beaches

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