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It's hard to say who discovered the first fossils, because many discoveries were obviously just not reported. However, the ancient Chinese were known to use ground-up fossils of dinosaurs in a type of medicine starting about 300 B.C.E. with the belief that they were actually dragon bones (not surprisingly, considering the shape of the bone). However, the first reported dinosaur fossil ever discovered was discovered by John Woodward, who was the first to cataloging of a dinosaur bone. After that, the fossil record later on became much more complete.
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∙ 14y agoThe first person to find a dinosaur fossil and describe it as some kind of ancient creature was the Englishman William Buckland, in 1824. It was named Megalosaurus bucklandii ("Buckland's Giant Lizard") after him.
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∙ 12y agoChinese scholars discovered Protoceratops in the early BC (Maybe 2000 BC) , but thought they were griffins of Greek Mythology. Greek scholars said there was enough proof to claim the bones as those of griffins from the reign of Ouranos. They were found at the same latitude as the area where Greek scholars placed griffins (Ethiopia), plus they were the same size as those of griffins and they had the exact same body shape. The Greeks bought the bones. Later in the 1600s, William Buckland drew the thighbone of a Megalosaurus thinking it belonged to either a giant or a dragon.
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∙ 6y agoThe bones were found early in man's history and some historians believe that the legends of dragons come from man finding bones and footprints. The first documented find was in the 1800's when it was decided that they had been real animals millions of years in the past.
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∙ 12y agoThe first person to discover and recognize dinosaur bones as belonging to ancient animals was either Giddeon Mantell or Sir Richard Owen.
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When and were was the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica?
Cryolophosaurus was the first dinosaur discovered in antarctica
When was the first dinosaur fossil found in antarctic?
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The first dinosaur fossil and the fossil on Vega island in 1986 were representatives of what geological time period?
The first dinosaur fossil ever found in Antarctica is called Antarctopelta. Its fossils date to the late Cretaceous period. Cryolophosaurus, the first theropod discovered in Antarctica, date back to the early Jurassic period.
The first dinosaur fossil and the fossil found on Vega Island in 1986 were representative of what geologic time period?
The first dinosaur fossil ever found in Antarctica is called Antarctopelta. Its fossils date to the late Cretaceous period. Cryolophosaurus, the first theropod discovered in Antarctica, date back to the early Jurassic period.
Why is Mary ann famous?
I believe that Mary Ann Mantel discovered the first dinosaur skeleton/fossil in England in the 1800's.
Who discovered Utah's first dinosaur bones?
Earl Douglass discovered utah's first dinosaur
Why is Mary Ann Mantel famous?
I believe that Mary Ann Mantel discovered the first dinosaur skeleton/fossil in England in the 1800's.
What fossils animals were found on Antarctica?
The first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica was an ankylosaur. Cryolophosaurus was the first carnivorous dinosaur discovered on that continent, and its remains may have been identified before those of Antarctopelta.i remember it was cryolophasaurusThe first dinosaur to be discovered in Antarctica was the Antarctopelta oliveroi, an ankylosaurian dinosaur. However, it was the second one to be named. The first dinosaur to be named was the Cryolophosaurus ellioti, a species of theropod dinosaur that had a crest.
What is a sentence for paleontologist?
paleontologist have discovered a fossil of a strange creature.
Can you make a sentence for this word fossil?
They put the dinosaur fossil in the museum for everyone to see. They dug up the fossil and discovered it was a dog. She is very interested in fossils.
First dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica?
cryolophosaurus
What kind of fossil have been discovered besides dinosaurs?
I don't know if you would call it a dinosaur or not, but I think they've found a fish fossil.
