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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Prior to the present people probably thought they were the bones of mythical beasts. I am not surprised a lot of dinosaur bones look like dragons.