Re: It would actually explain the dragons
Photographic proof for the existence of cyclopes. OK, its a dwarf elephant skull.
Photographic proof for the existence of griffins. OK, it is a Protoceratops.
There have been plenty of opportunities for ancient peoples to see a fossil and invent a near contemporary legend to explain it. Sometime the fossil needs to be corrected a bit first.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
