Smuggled Dinosaur's Return May Boost Mongolian Paleontology
When Mongolia’s most famous dinosaur, a relative of T. rex, returns to the Asian country on May 18, it returns to a homeland rich in dinosaur fossils, but with scant resources to display and study them. Full story
U.S. returning trove of smuggled dinosaur fossils to Mongolia
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will return to Mongolia more than a dozen illegally smuggled dinosaur skeletons, including two Tyrannosaurus bataars that are 70 million years old and at least six fossilized Oviraptors, U.S. officials said on Friday. Full story
U.S. returning looted Tyrannosaurus skeleton to Mongolia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from the Gobi Desert that was smuggled to the United States in pieces and auctioned for more than $1 million was returned on Monday by the U.S. government to Mongolia. Full story
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