Dinosaurs and Mythology with Leah Klehn - Snake Brothers
Is it possible that some mythological creatures that ancient people spoke of were inspired by the fossil bones of extinct animals? Leah, one of our discord members, joins us to talk about an interesting theory that the mythological Griffin may have had it's origins in ancient gold miners discovering the fossil bones of a dinosaur called Protoceratops. Here is the book referenced during the show:The First Fossil Hunters: https://a.co/d/0fc9kt0cAnd the Paleontology blog we read from: Mark Witton's Blog: https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-protoceratops-almost-certainly.htmlYou can…
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