[f. L. būfo, -ōnem toad + -ITE. Cf. Fr. bufonite.] = TOADSTONE, q.v.
1766. Pennant, Zool., III. 164 (Jod.). These and the other grinding teeth are often found fossil, and in that state called bufonites, or toadstones.
1865. Page, Handbk. Geol. Terms, Bufonite (Literally Toadstone) a name given to the fossil teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of the Pycnodonts … in the Oolite and Chalk formations.
