September 4, 2014

Dinosaurs in History



This ancient Mesopotamian seal displays two long necked animals that strikingly resemble a sauropod dinosaur. If the first dinosaur bone was found in 1676, how would the artist make such an accurate depiction?


 This terracotta statue is from the pre-Greek civilization of Calabria that is at least 3,000 years old. Doesn't it look remarkably similar to a Stegosaurus?



Before the word Dinosaur was created in 1841, these animals were called Dragons. The image above is a scan from a 1946 dictionary defining the word Dragon. Notice the text that reads "Now Rare." Wouldn't they have to exist to be considered rare?