South African Rock Art Appears to Draw Upon Extinct Creatures
The San people acted as paleontologists and used fossil finds as a basis for stories and pictures.
Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing
Unusual tusks on preserved skulls of dicynodonts influenced the look of a mythical beast painted by Southern Africa’s San people, a researcher suspects.
200-Year-Old South African Cave Painting May Depict an Animal Extinct for Over 200 Million Years
Researchers say this 200-year-old South African cave painting likely depicts an animal that has been dead for over 200 million years.
Mysterious South African cave painting may have been inspired by fossils
The first inhabitants of southern Africa knew about locally abundant dicynodont fossils and made rock art about them.
South African rock art possibly inspired by long-extinct species
A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new study.
Ancient rock art in South Africa depicts extinct tusked animal
By Stephen Beech via SWNS A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art may have been inspired by a long-extinct creature preserved as fossils in the region. The Horned Serpent panel is a section of rock wall featuring artwork of animals and other cultural elements associated with the local San people,
African Rock Art May Show Extinct Animal That Lived Millions Of Years Before Humans
In the Karoo Basin of South Africa, an unusual tusked beast is painted on a rock wall. Archaeologists have previously pondered whether the artwork depicts a mythical creature from the realm of fantasy,
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