Archaeologists Uncovered a Painting That May Prove the Existence of a Mysterious Creature

[staarker]

There’s something intriguing, even frightening, about the image of an ancient horned serpent roaming across the land. Thanks to some suggestive fossils and legends of old, talk of such a creature isn’t a new concept.

But the recent discovery of 200-year-old rock paintings found in South Africa now has scientists hypothesizing that this ancient creature may have been far more than just a legend.

The first formal scientific descriptions of this horned serpent—a supposed member of the dicynodont group—appeared in 1845. Considering the abundance of dicynodont fossils found in the Karoo Basin in South Africa, some have pondered whether this long-thought mythical horned serpent is rooted in reality.

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[jeremydeth]

I believe that alot of these so called myths do have some truth behind them. I don't think ancient people would be drawing pictures of made-up animals.

[sammyk]

I think that if we really knew all the past creatures that had inhabited this planet, I think most of us would be scared sh*tless