Mayor, Adrienne <br/><br/>
The first fossil hunters  : paleontology in Greek and Roman times 

 - Princeton, NJ  Princeton University Press  c2000 
 - xx, 361p.; ill., maps; appendices; bibliog. refs.; bibliog.; index 
<br/><br/>1 The gold-guarding griffin: a paleontological legend. 2 Earthquakes and elephants: prehistoric remains in Mediterranean lands. 3 Ancient discoveries of giant bones. 4 Artistic and archaeological evidence for fossil discoveries. 5 Mythology, natural philosophy, and fossils. 6 Centaur bones: paleontological fictions 
<br/><br/> 'Through careful research and meticulous documentation, she convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact--in the enormous bones of long-extinct species that were once abundant in the lands of the Greeks and Romans.' 
<br/><br/> Hardcover 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0691058636 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Paleontology<br/>Science, Ancient<br/>Animals--Folklore<br/>Animals, mythical
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE705.G8 M39 2000