For thousands of years, people have found fossils. The fossils caused curiosity about Earths past. How did these organisms live? What type of world did they live in? Fossils can tell us a lot about Earths history. In ancient times, fossils inspired myths and stories. These stories included tales of monsters and other incredible creatures. What type of creature do you know that could inspire such stories? Of course, dinosaur fossils were once mistaken for dragons bones. Two thousand years ago, people discovered fossils in China. At the time, they were thought to be dragon bones. We know now that these were not bones, but fossils. So what is the difference? 
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How long have people been finding fossils and what did they inspire?
I tusentals år har människor hittat fossil. Fossilen väckte nyfikenhet kring jordens förflutna. Hur levde dessa organismer? Vilken typ av värld levde de i? Fossil kan berätta mycket om jordens historia. Under antiken inspirerade fossil till myter och berättelser. Dessa berättelser innehöll berättelser om monster och andra otroliga varelser. Vilken typ av varelse vet du som kan inspirera sådana historier? Naturligtvis misstogs dinosauriefossil en gång för draksben. För två tusen år sedan upptäckte människor fossil i Kina. Då trodde man att de var drakben. Vi vet nu att det inte var ben, utan fossil. Så vad är skillnaden? Har du några frågor?
For thousands of years, humans have found fossils. The fossils aroused curiosity about the earth’s past. How did these organisms live? What kind of world did they live in? Fossils can tell us a lot about the history of the earth. In ancient times fossils inspired myths and stories. These stories contained stories of monsters and other incredible creatures. What kind of creature do you know that can inspire such stories? Of course, dinosaur fossils were once mistaken for dragon bones. Two thousand years ago, humans discovered fossils in China. They were thought to be dragon bones. We now know it wasn't bones, it was fossils. So what's the difference? Do you have any questions?
Hur länge har människor hittat fossil och vad inspirerade de till?
How long have humans found fossils and what did they inspire?