Are there any evidence of past human civilisations knowing about the dinosaurs before William Buckland’s fossilised discovery in 1819?

by Madvillain518
machiavalium

While you wait for fresh answers from qualified experts, you may be interested in some past threads on the topic.

Is there any evidence of cultures finding dinosaur fossils before the 17th century? If so, what were their reactions or beliefs surrounding the fossils? with a detailed, well-cited response by [deleted] and further discussion below.

Normally I wouldn't link to an anonymous comment, but this particular post has been linked by flaired users and moderators for many dinosaur threads, and I consider it pretty comprehensive. I also suspect it was written by a former, prolific moderator. Oh, I also just noticed it's part of the FAQ.