bufonite

Noun

(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.

Origin

Latin bufo toad and -ite. It was once believed to be formed in the head of a toad.

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