Your Daily Dinosaur; Did Ancient Koreans Know the Plesiosaur?

by Chris Parker

Water dragon
Designated Treasure No. 636 (Designated on December 7, 1978)
Location: Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk Province
National Gyeongju Museum
Production period Silla period

Silla (57 BC– 935 AD) Silla Korean pronunciation: [ɕil.la]) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the world's longest sustained dynasties.
Although it was founded by King Park Hyeokgeose, the dynasty was ruled by the Gyeongju Kim (김, 金) clan for most of its 992-year history.

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