F872 Sample ID F872 • Cabinet O Gryphaea 9cm W x 8cm H x 6cm D • 560g Sample TypeFossilFossil TypeUnaltered hard or soft partsMohs Hardness 3 DomainEukaryotaKingdomAnimaliaPhylumMolluscaClassBivalvia OrderOstreoidaFamilyGryphaeidaeGenusGryphaeaSpeciesUnknown Distribution/PeriodEurope, North America, and parts of Asia, Jurassic and Cretaceous HabitatOcean Preservation Orig. Material? Relief Mineral Comp. A large fossil oyster showing a thick, curved shell with strong growth lines and a layered calcite structure. The shell preserves its original material with moderate relief, projecting clearly from the matrix. Weathering has softened some edges, but the overall form remains robust, reflecting the oyster’s life in a shallow marine environment where it anchored to hard surfaces, likely during the Jurassic to Cretaceous. Description of Mohs scale here