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The specific link between dinosaur fossils and griffin mythology was proposed over 30 years ago in a series of papers and books written by folklorist Adrienne Mayor. These started with the 1989bones and skulls with a"bird-like" snout then traveled southwest on trade routes to inspire, or at least influence, stories and art of the griffin, a mythological creature often depicted as a mix between a lion and an eagle.
"There is an assumption that dinosaur skeletons are discovered half-exposed, lying around almost like the remains of recently-deceased animals," says Witton."But generally speaking, just a fraction of an eroding dinosaur skeleton will be visible to the naked eye, unnoticed to all except for sharp-eyed fossil hunters.".
The authors are keen to stress that there is excellent evidence of fossils being culturally important throughout human history, and innumerable instances of fossils inspiring folklore around the world, referred to as"." But in most cases this involves smaller and much more common fossils. The North Yorkshire"snake stones" – snakes which the local patron saint Saint Hilda turned to stone – are the petrified shells of extinct ammonites .
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