... Protoceratops (opposite page), the fossils of which were mistaken to be that of the mythological griffin. RE _Fossils2 print.indd 10 3/17/09 8:58:29 AM Fossils 11The American paleontologist ... 66 million years ago. These shale fossils show an Ichthyosaurus mother with an infant and five unborn babies.RE _Fossils2 print.indd 16 3/17/09 8:58:41 AM Fossils 17Mammoths and mastodons were ... reconstruct dinosaur fossils. Griffins: Mythological Beasts or Dinosaurs?Griffins (left) are considered to be one of the first attempts by humans to understand dinosaur fossils such as those...