Neither Toad Nor Stone – The Mystery of the Toadstone.

A delve into the library today turned up this fascinating object – the toadstone. These much-sought after “jewels” were actually the fossilized teeth of a of ray-finned fish called lepidotes. Possibly so called because they resembled the dull colouring of toads, they were credited with magical properties as early as the first century, where they …

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