Scientists dismiss theory that griffins were inspired by dinosaur fossils
Scientists say they have debunked the theory that dinosaur fossils inspired the myth of the griffin.
According to legends dating back as far as the 4th millennium BC, the griffin, or gryphon, was a fabulous creature with a raptorial bird head and wings on a lion’s body.
And for more than 30 years it has been widely accepted that griffin mythology was and northern who may have stumbled across fossils of the Protoceratops dinosaur while digging for gold.
