アメリカ自然史博物館のインスタグラム(amnh) - 7月16日 05時10分

More than two thousand years ago, hardy gold miners sought their fortunes in the vast Gobi Desert of central Asia. These miners were Scythians--members of a horse-riding people who controlled much of central Asia and the northern Middle East between about 800 BC to AD 200. Relying on travelers' tales, Greek authors reported that in the scorching heat of the Gobi, the miners battled not only the blazing sun, but also the mighty griffin: a fierce half-eagle, half-lion hybrid that guarded fantastic treasures of gold. It is now thought that some of these myths may stem from the fact that the Gobi desert is littered with bones that suggest the combined body parts of eagles and lions. But these animals weren't griffins--they were dinosaurs. Specifically, the four-legged, beaked Protoceratops, seen here as a fossil specimen at the Museum. A member of the Ceratopsid group, these sheep-sized herbivores grazed the earth in the late Cretaceous, presaging the most famous member of that group, Triceratops, which arrived slightly later. Unlike their more recognizable cousins, Protoceratops lacked protruding horns, but boasted an impressive crest. #protoceratops #griffin #amnh #ceratopsid #fossil #naturalhistory #dinosaurs #dinosaur #gobidesert

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