Prehistoric Monsters The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear
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Prehistoric Monsters The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear

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Full Title

Prehistoric Monsters The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear
Author(s)

Allen A. Debus
Edition
ISBN

9780786458158, 9780786442812
Publisher

McFarland
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of “lost worlds” where time stands still.

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