What Did People Think Dinosaur Bones Were, Before Dinosaurs?

Opublikowano: 2026-08-08

Today I explore one of the strangest questions in the history of dinosaurs, fossils, and paleontology: What did people think dinosaur bones were before anyone knew dinosaurs existed? Long before the word dinosaur was ever coined, people across the world were uncovering enormous fossilized bones and trying to explain them using the only ideas they had. Some believed they belonged to giants. Others thought they were dragons, legendary heroes, or other mythical creatures. One of the earliest dinosaur fossils ever studied by science was even given the unforgettable name Scrotum Humanum. In this...