Some people used to think that the fossilized bones of dinosaurs really belonged to giants. In China these fossils were thought to be the bones of dragons. People believed the bones had the power to heal.
Not until the 19th century did scientist realize that the giant bones belonged to extinct reptiles. In 1842 these giant reptiles were all named "dinosaurs", which means "terrible lizards".
What Dog Knows, P80
Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
ISBN 978-1-776570-37-9
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