Myths and legends @museodeldesierto
- Alex
- Nov 28, 2024
- 1 min read
A collage of fantastical creatures that Spaniards and other newcomers reported to had seen on their excursions to the new continent.
In 2011, English author and historian Tom Holland, hosted an episode for the BBC called " Dinosaurs, myths and monsters", exploring the origins of paleontology and how native and ancient cultures aroundd the world have created extraordinary stories around creatures such as dragons, griffins, cyclops and more. Thanks to paleontology and research, we have nowadays a better understanding about.
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1st Mural, unknown artist; Museo del Desierto
2nd pic: Mastodon, M. americanum; Museo del Desierto
3rd pic: "Ancient horned face", Yehuecauhceratops mudei; Museo del Desierto
4th pic: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus; (c) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters
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