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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Aristotle (4th century BCE) observed fossilized sea shells on hilltops and inferred that this ground must once have been under the sea.