Ancient Cave Art Depicts Extinct Animal 250 Million Years Ago

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Source: Indian Defence Review
Ancient Cave Art Depicts Extinct Animal 250 Million Years Ago
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A 19th-century cave painting by the San people in South Africa depicts an extinct dicynodont animal, predating its scientific discovery by over a decade, suggesting indigenous awareness of extinct species long before formal paleontology.

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