Til One Of Mongolia National Treasures Is A Fossil

People take pictures of Mongolian fossils before a Repatriation ceremony in New York on April 5, Note: The above post is reprinted from materials provided by AFP. Attorney Capers. Tuesday's ceremony, hosted by the US attorney for Brooklyn, is the latest in a series of returns of fossils to Mongolia in recent years, including a Tarbosaurus bataar dating back 70 million years. Removing fossils from the country is illegal, but "nobody knew what to do exactly", Oyungerel told AFP. Thank you for taking your time to send in your valued opinion to Science X editors. The exhibit was a sensation as visitors queued for hours to see the fossil.

What are the consequences? Oct 31, Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters theatlantic. Mongolia determined that fossils are national property in , and their export is strictly forbidden. Is it practical? Huge trove of mammoth skeletons found in Mexico 5 hours ago. Mongolia paleontologist Bolortsetseg Minjin described the Alioramus as an extremely rare dinosaur and said only two specimens reported in the scientific literature, and both from Mongolia..

The United States on Tuesday handed back to Mongolia fossil remains of six species of dinosaur smuggled out of the country and impounded by agents in New York and Utah. The largest item was the skull of an Alioramus, an exceptionally rare dinosaur believed to have roamed the Gobi Desert 66 to 70 million years ago. A relative of the more widely known Tyrannosaurus, only two specimens are reported in scientific literatureboth of them from Mongolia. US authorities described the fossil as the most complete Alioramus skull yet discovered. The skull was confiscated by customs after being shipped from France with false papers claiming it was a cheap replica, US authorities said. The shipper later submitted forged Mongolian export documents, officials added..