Turjan said:I give you the same answer as before: I agree with your statement but not with your interpretation. Although hexapedal vertebrates are acceptable within the borders of medieval knowledge, this doesn't mean that the mongolian fossile theory is correct. The gryphon is much less a mythological monster than a heraldic symbol. Emblems with lions and eagles were very common, and they were simple symbols of power. A gryphon is just a combination of the two.
Was the gryphon only an heraldic animal, or did it draw on older sources?