Paleontologists challenge notion that the fantastical chimeric beast of ancient folklore was inspired by dinosaur fossils.
Painting of a griffin, a lion-raptor chimera, alongside the fossils of Protoceratops, a horned dinosaur. The latter are said to have informed the lore and appearance of the former, but a study suggests that there is no compelling connection between dinosaurs and griffins.
“All we can say is, today, fossils are difficult to find and they are difficult to extract,” says Witton. “We can’t assume that was any different thousands of years ago.”fossil doesn’t look particularly griffin-like. Both creatures have four legs and a beak, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end.
Despite debunking this particular theory, the authors stress that fossils have been culturally significant throughout human history and have inspired folklore. “It is important to distinguish between fossil folklore with a factual basis — that is, connections between fossils and myth evidenced by archaeological discoveries or compelling references in literature and artwork — and speculated connections based on intuition," Hing said iuse peer-reviewed studies and high-quality sources for our articles, and our editors review for scientific accuracy and editorial standards.
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