 The
oldest known records of fossilized shark teeth being
found, are by Pliny the Elder, in which he believed
that these triangular objects fell from the sky
during lunar eclipses. According to Renaissance
accounts, large, triangular fossil teeth often found
embedded in rocky formations were once believed to
be petrified tongues, called tongue stones or
glossopetrae, of dragons and snakes. Glossopetrae,
were commonly thought to be able to be a remedy or
cure for various poisons and toxins, including
helping in the treatment of snake bites. Due to this
ingrained belief, many noblemen and royalty wore
these "tongue stones" pendants or kept them in their
pockets as good-luck charms.
 Sharks
are fishes whose skeleton is composed of cartilage
rather than bony tissue. Their teeth, however,
consist of resistant calcium phosphate minerals.
Consequently, the fossil record of sharks largely
comprises their teeth, which can be found in great
variety and abundance all over the world, especially
in Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks. Given that an
individual great white shark has more than 300 teeth
in its jaws at any one time, and teeth are shed
regularly during the life of the shark, it is not
surprising that sharks' teeth can be abundant
fossils. Fossil sharks' teeth were popularly known
as tongue stones or 'glossopetrae ' before their
origin became fully understood.
Glossopetrae were often considered in
ancient times to have 'grown' naturally within the
rock. This process, called vis-plastica, was once a
popular explanation for the origin of fossils in
general. It was thought that sharks' teeth could
spontaneously generate themselves, as some teeth had
smaller lateral projections, which were considered
to be offspring still attached to their parents.
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