Do you think that dragons existed?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the possibility of dragons existing in early human times and the origins of the dragon myth. While there is no fossil evidence of dragons, there are theories that they could have evolved from dinosaurs. Some suggest that the dragon myth could have originated from encounters with large, flying reptiles like the pterodactyl or sightings of dinosaur bones. Others argue that the similarities between dragon myths in different cultures are due to humans being fascinated by certain animals, such as birds and serpents. The conversation also mentions the speculation that dragons could have been real and survived the mass extinction, evolving into different forms over time. However, there is no concrete evidence to support this theory. Overall, the conversation concludes that the idea of
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baywax said:
I would suggest, as has been suggested, that the myth of the dragon extends from some discoveries in the distant past of large lizards or possibly remnant sea creatures that could have survived the bolide incident that scathed the Earth 65 million years ago and reportedly "wiped out the dinosaurs". Its conceivable that some survived, especially in the oceans, and lived and reproduced up until such a time that humans had evolved to make records of these anomalies.

Survived a thousand years after the incident, maybe. A million years after the fossil record -- almost surely not. Ten million? No way.
 
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baywax said:
Sort of like honourable people [...]

baywax said:
They've all come and gone.

They're a myth, too.
 
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CRGreathouse said:
Survived a thousand years after the incident, maybe. A million years after the fossil record -- almost surely not. Ten million? No way.

What's the reasoning behind dismissing the longevity of a species?
There are fossil records off ferns that still exist today. There are fossil records of insects that still exist today, though there are evolutionary modifications.
 

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