Devil's Toenails by durleybeachbum
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Description
Gryphaea arcuata
A super present from a friend..
Gryphaea, is a genus of extinct oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae.
These fossils range from the Triassic to the Tertiary periods, (199.6 million - 33.9 million years old).
A classic location to find these fossils is Redcar, on the northeast coast of England. There used to be a common folk belief that carrying one of these fossils could prevent rheumatism
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Comments (12)
I learn something new everyday in your gallery.
LOL! What a fun name for these shells. Thanks for the info too :-)
Nice shot.
way cool; fun title
The one on the right has a fascinating shape & the two together form an appealing composition. Thanks for sharing...
Fabulous and fascinating
What a fun gift. Thanks for sharing.
SUPERLATIVE PRESENT WE HAVE AN AREA NEAR VERONA, MONTI LESSINI (Lessini mountains) that are famous for those finds and more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Bolca http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01626074?LI=true
Beautiful detail and composition and interesting information!
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Nice title, I thought the dogs needed a trim. Interesting info and a great pair of shots.
Those are some fierce "toenails", I'd hate to see what they'd do to the sheets. Wonderful objects!