bufonite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin bufo (“toad”) + -ite. It was once believed to be formed in the head of a toad. === Noun === bufonite (plural bufonites) (paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations. ==== Synonyms ==== toadstone === References === “bufonite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.