Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The theory suggests that fossils of Protoceratops – a species of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dinosaur fossils may not have inspired the mythological griffin, a new study has found, debunking a century-old theory.

It suggests that an early horned dinosaur of Mongolia and China, Protoceratops, was discovered by ancient nomads prospecting for gold in Central Asia. Tales of Protoceratops bones then traveled ...