Ancient South African Rock Art Reveals Mysterious Horned Serpent Thought Extinct for Centuries
“The relevance of the discovery is twofold: first, for the history of science, as the San would have found dicynodonts before Western scientists did. This brings a new perspective to the history of sciences and how we conceive ‘discoveries,’” Benoit said.
“Secondly, it is cultural,” Benoit continued, “as the San would have integrated fossils into their belief system, which may shed some light on other mysterious rock art that have eluded explanation so far.”
After learning about the connection between this 200-year-old rock art and the prehistoric dicynodont, read about another legendary creature from South Africa: the Grootslang. Then, go inside the legend of the basilisk, a rooster-serpent hybrid that could kill with a single look.
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