Ambroise Paré finds Toad in Large Block of Stone (sources)
- The Workes of that Famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey, by Ambroise Paré & Adriaan van den Spiegel, translated by Thomas Johnson, 1649 London, England. Pg. 676. Online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=TzVbqmHLfGMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22The+Workes+of+that+Famous+Chirurgion+Ambrose+Parey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fvtDVYTLM8OMsAXdhIGwBQ&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Workes%20of%20that%20Famous%20Chirurgion%20Ambrose%20Parey%22&f=false
Mentions
The following sources repeat this account.
- "Of Animals Living in Solid Blocks," article in the Annual Register for the year 1761, section titled Characters, 1800 London, England. Pg. 82-83
- Phenomena: A Book of Wonders, by John Michell & Robert J.M. Rickard, 1977 Pantheon Books, New York, USA. ISBN: 0-394-73389-4. Pgs. 70-71