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?
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?
