1677 In Paleontology
This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the 17th century. 1665 * Athanasius Kircher in ''Mundus Subterraneus (book), Mundus Subterraneus'' (publication of which begins in Amsterdam) describes giant bones as those belonging to extinct races of humans. 1671 * Martin Lister, a member of Royal Society of London, London's Royal Society declares that despite their appearances, fossils were never part of any animals. 1677 * Robert Plot misinterprets a piece of ''Megalosaurus'' thigh bone as belonging to a war elephant brought to Great Britain, Britain when the region was under the control of the Roman Empire. Despite recognizing this find as a petrified bone, he would later make the curious claim that fossils were made by God to decorate the inside of the Earth, and were thus never part of real animals.{{cite book, last = Farlow, first = James O., author2= M. K. Brett-Surmann, title = The Complete Dinosaur, ...
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