If the legend of dragons exist in so many cultures, is it not possible that they really existed?
Exactly… Most people are unaware that the word “dinosaur” was not coined until the 1840s by Sir. Richard Owen. So, if these creatures lived alongside humans prior to that time, they were not called dinosaurs. So what were they called? Dragons. Most cultures throughout the world possess ancient stories about dragons and sea monsters that closely resemble what we today would call dinosaurs. Dragon stories have been handed down for generations in most civilizations. No doubt many of these stories have been exaggerated through the years, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have their original basis in fact. I believe many of the dragon legends are simply distorted versions of dinosaur encounters. As Paul Taylor has said, “Most of the dragon legends are full of exaggeration, magic and marvelous deeds. But this is not true of all of them. Many stories seem rather believable.” It is true that many of them are mythical or legendary but it is also true that most legends are based on some truth.
i think there were at one time cause it was on the discovery or tlc channel about some there fossils being discovered.Then they went into detail on how they became extinct. Types of Dragons The Prehistoric Dragon Fossil records suggest that Cretaceous dragons were the largest flying animals that ever lived. The prehistoric dragon descended from a group of aquatic or semi-aquatic dragons that occupied coastal swamps some 200 million years ago in the late Triassic period, which gave rise to both marine and terrestrial species. Initially it’s believed that terrestrial dragons were quadrupedal (four-legged), but one species became bipedal and ran on its hind legs. Their forelegs eventually evolved into wings and made flight possible – a process that mirrors the evolution of flight in birds from a small bipedal dinosaur. Dragon-enthusiasts speculate that at some stage dragons harnessed active gut bacteria to produce hydrogen which, when ignited by a catalyst, allowed the dragon to breathe f
