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Definition of Gryphaea

Gryphaea
Gryphaea Gry*ph[ae]"a, n. [NL., fr. I gryphus, or qryps, gen. gryphis, a griffin.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.

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- Gryphaea, one of the genera known as devil's toenails, is a genus of extinct oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae. These fossils...
- Gryphaea arcuata is an extinct species of foam oyster, a bivalve mollusc in the family Gryphaeidae from the Early Jur****ic of Europe. It is commonly referred...
- of individuals. It is closely related to the similar species Gryphaea dilobotes. Gryphaea arcuata Jur****ic Coast http://piclib.nhm.ac.uk/piclib/www/image...
- Collage of animal fossils. Clockwise from top left: Onychocrinus and Palaeosinopa; bottom row: Gryphaea and Harpactocarcinus...
- 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-11. Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Gryphaea Bed". Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2009-02-11. Lexicon...
- together as one. At the top of the shield are two fossils of the species Gryphaea incurva. These remains of oysters, known as the "devil's toenails", were...
- the Mull volcano. Near the loch s****line, today are fossil oysters, or Gryphaea, that lived on the s****line of a tropical sea here 200 million years ago...
- crocodiles, ichthyosaurs, cephalopods (such as belemnites), bivalves (such as Gryphaea), and a variety of gastropods. Dinosaur eggs are stratigraphically present...
- Ornatenton Formation alongside a rich invertebrate fauna including the oyster Gryphaea dilatata along with the ammonites Clydoniceras discus, Bullatimorphies...
- risk from erosion and flooding. Many fossils, including ammonites and gryphaea are to be found there. Marcross Brook p****es through the cliffs and an...