Prehistoric monsters : the real and imagined creatures of the past that we love to fear /

"Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of mythological monsters. Early fossilists appreciated prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus. This study examines how these beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, engines of destruction and harbingers of catacly...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Debus, Allen A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
Subjects:	Dinosaurs in mass media. Dinosaurs > Mythology. Popular culture.