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GLOSSOPETRAE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

... the glossopetrae were merely fossil sharks' teeth ...

Key term(s)
  • fossil fish tooth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Dent fossile de poisson.

OBS

Les glossopètres (en réalité dents de requin isolées) seraient tombées du ciel lors des éclipses de lune (d'après Pline).

Spanish

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