…It was already mentioned in the Edo period book Ungenshi, and was considered a treasure in various places. In the West, it was also called glossopetra and was thought to be the tooth of a sea monster. In Japan, fossilized shark teeth called Tengu claws have been discovered in various places from Hokkaido to Okinawa. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "glossopetra" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…すでに江戸時代の《雲根志》にも出ており,各地で宝物とされている。西洋においても〈舌石glossopetra〉といったり,海の怪獣の歯とみなされていたようである。日本では〈天狗のつめ〉なるサメの歯の化石は北海道から沖縄に至る各地から発見されている。… ※「glossopetra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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