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science28 days ago•5 min saved

San Rock Panel May Mirror an Extinct Dicynodont, Blurring Art and Fossil History

A South African San rock-art panel may depict the extinct dicynodont, suggesting ancient artists drew on fossil knowledge to inspire their imagery, potentially making this among the earliest depictions of creatures that existed long before humans.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#dicynodont #fossils #paleontology

science10 months ago•5 min saved

Ancient Cave Art Reveals Extinct 280-Million-Year-Old Animal

Researchers have discovered that San cave paintings from the early 1800s depict a dicynodont, an extinct Permian animal, predating formal paleontological identification by at least a decade, highlighting indigenous knowledge of ancient fossils and their integration into cultural narratives.

via Earth.com|

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