Seeing paleolithic or other prehistoric creatures (dinosaurs) embodied in rocks. Similar to pariadolia, but rather that seeing only a face in the object, one sees the head of some archaic creature.
Elron thought he was looking at perhaps the skull of a dinosaur, but Hyman said it was just a rock and that it was a case of paleodolia, to which Elron replied, "I sure hope penicilin works."
by Soylent Gringo January 29, 2020