Details

Object ID 000027

Object Name Gryphaea

Object Desc Also known as the Devils Toe nail is a genus of an extinct oyster. Marine Bivalve Mollusk and is somewhere between 100 and 200 million years old

Collection CKHG Museum

Accession # CKHG_0027

Alternate ID Fossil_2

General Category Archeology

Category Archeology - General

Source Test Pit Find

Source Category Item Found

Accession Date APR 28,2024

Credit/Acknowledgement Robert Wishart

Location Denford Meadow - Keyston

Object Date 150 Million years old

Start Year Range

End Year Range

Status In Collection

Object Keywords Fossil,Sea Creature,Paleogene,

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Title Gryphaea

Arch. Description

Collector

Collection Date 8/18/22

Excavated By

Approx Excavation Date

Identified By Robert Wishart

Approx Identification Date 4/24/24

Height 0

Length 5

Width 2.8

Depth 0

Diameter 0

Circumference 0

Weight 0

Unit of Measure Centimeters/grams

Dimension Details

Quantity 1

Material

Eon

Era

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Epoch

Age

Dating Method

Site Keyston

Site Details Great Stocks North

Images

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Image Caption Devils Toe Nail

Description