Myth to Reality

Paleontology is as we know it is the study of ancient llife . Paleontology has reached a new and powerfull potential in the 21 first century , but what did the Romans or Greeks do when they found these monstrous bones of the creatures that lived before them?They used there imagination ! Thats why we have  stories of Cyclopes  and sea serpents  being defeated  by brave and heroic heroes .
The  Roman General  Quintus came to  Tangeir , Morocco around 81B.C   and was told by the  the people of Tangeir that their was a mound holding the remains of an Ogre named Antaeus that used to live in North Africa , and was feared for his brutal  wrestling contests until he was slayed by the hero Heracles(A.K.A Hercules). He told his troops to dig up the mound.According to the anceint historian Plutarch when the digging was finished, he was so astounded of the skeleoton (85 feet 26m) that he personally dug the grave back up in the ogre's honor .
This was an important instance in the history of paleontology , because it was one of earliest recorded investigation of the Neogene fossils of Morocco. The location of the mound is similair to fossil deposits around the area wich lead to the idea that the remains might have been the bones of Neogene elephants , giant giraffids , and Eocene wales would most likely reach up to 70 feet , wich in other words would stagger the ancient mind , and create these myths and legends.