| Description |
xx, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-349) and index. |
| Contents |
The gold-guarding griffin: a paleontological legend -- Earthquakes and elephants: prehistoric remains in Mediterranean lands -- Ancient discoveries of giant bones -- Artistic and archaeological evidence for fossil discoveries -- Mythology, natural philosophy, and fossils -- Centaur bones: paleontological fictions. |
| Subject |
Paleontology -- Greece -- History.
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Paleontology -- Rome -- History.
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Science, Ancient.
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| ISBN |
0691058636 cloth alkaline paper |
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