Millions of years before humans arrived in the Gobi, the desert was home to strange animals that seemed to combine body parts of eagles and lions. But these animals weren't griffins; they were dinosaurs. © Mick Ellison/AMNH
Millions of years before humans arrived in the Gobi, the desert was home to strange animals that seemed to combine body parts of eagles and lions. But these animals weren't griffins; they were dinosaurs. © Mick Ellison/AMNH