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With bones like that I'm imaging a peasant digging up some skulls/bones like this in the medieval ages, and then later on, getting drunk and popping off as a fa
by abledon 5y ago
With bones like that I'm imaging a peasant digging up some skulls/bones like this in the medieval ages, and then later on, getting drunk and popping off as a farfetched story teller in the tavern... not surprised at how tales of "Dragons" would pop up.
- enchiridion 5y agoI’m mostly just surprised that these types of fossils did not end up as heirlooms covered in gold and jewels. Does anything like that exist?
- ckarmann 5y agoI don't know but these fossils are often very fragile and can even collapse under their own weight when unearthed. There is little chance something like this would have survived centuries.
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