On the tomb of Bishop Richard Bell (1410–1496) at Carlisle Cathedral (UK), brass engravings depict creatures that any 21st century child would innocently identify as well-known sauropod dinosaurs—those with long necks and tails. They appear to be engaged in a fight with their necks (as is also typical of giraffe behaviour) or perhaps courting displays, also familiar within the animal kingdom. In 1676, a huge thigh bone (femur) was found in England by Reverend Plot. This was the first recorded find of any dinosaur bone. The first dinosaur to be described scientifically was Megalosaurus. This genus was named in 1824, by William Buckland. So if we didnt know what dinosaurs looked like until 1824. How can an engraver know what they looked like in 1496? Unless he had another frame of reference, like say a dinosaur. creation/images/fp_articles/2007/5061behemothsfight.jpg
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 07:41:16 +0000
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