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A griffin is a mythical creature with the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion, but the wings and head of an eagle, and with front legs that are the same as an eagle's legs. In mythology, they often guard important treasures. Folklorist Adrienne Mayor believes that misidentified Protoceratops fossils may have led to the creation of the myth.

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