How were Dinosaur fossils only discovered in the 1800’s? Did no one prior to this time period come across them?

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How were Dinosaur fossils only discovered in the 1800’s? Did no one prior to this time period come across them?

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They were probably classified way before as Dragons and other mythological creatures. They were only scientifically classified in the 1800’s plus the fact that we only started to actually dig deeper in the earth around the same time.