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Mayor, Adrienne
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The first fossil hunters: paleontology in Greek and Roman times.
Princeton, Princeton Univ. Press: xx + 361. 77 figs. 7 maps.
–Speculates (at the suggestion of Eric Buffetaut) that ancient reports of "sea monster remains" on the French coast may have been inspired by skeletons of the "Miocene dugong Halitherium" seen south of the Gironde estuary (145, 259, 325). Also states that Paleolithic hunters in the same region made tools from Halitherium ribs (166).
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Archeological Sites, Sirenia at
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Mayor, A. ("Halitherium"; France; as ?inspiration of folklore & use for Paleolithic tools; 145, 166, 259, 325.) |
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Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
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Mayor, A. ("Halitherium"; France; ribs used for Paleolithic tools; 166.) |
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France
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Mayor, A. ("Halitherium"; near Gironde estuary; as ?inspiration of folklore & use for Paleolithic tools; 145, 166, 259, 325.) |
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Halitherium Kaup, 1838
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Mayor, A. (France; as ?inspiration of folklore & use for Paleolithic tools; 145, 166, 259, 325.) |
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Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
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Mayor, A. ("Halitherium"; France; as ?inspiration of folklore; 145, 259, 325.) |
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