Fossil evidence for the mythical creatures of ancient greece

I can believe this theory, owing to the fact that the Dragon became famous in England, shortly after fossil hunters dug up an anonymous mother in law by mistake.

Re: Fossil evidence for the mythical creatures of ancient gr


I wouldn't be surprised. Mis-matching bones makes for a very colorful world of imaginary creatures indeed.

Still happens today.

It probably does to a certain extent, but now that we understand evolution, the major errors can be eliminated (eagle headed lions like the Griffin for example), and we are left with a clearer view of the biological past.

Yes, it is easy to see how their imaginations could piece together pieces of existing animals for bones that resembled those of modern animals

...and if there were no professionals examining these thoroughly, the descriptions could easily be passed along by word of mouth and embellished...and the gigantic un-assembled bones could act as convincing evidence for creatures of any shape

Being able to unify these creatures of our predecessors with our dinosaurs gives me a heartening feeling

In the early days of modern archeology they have made mistakes also, if anyone comes across any of these modern mistakes please post a link to it here.

that is a great thought.
I would have never come to that conclusion, yet it makes perfect sense..