(ANSA) – ROME, JUL 29 – Auctions and paleontology, the controversy continues in the United States after the sale of the skeleton of a Gorgosaurus for just over 6 million dollars by the auction house Sotheby’s, as reported by CNN. The skeleton of the fossil, discovered in 2018 in Chouteau County, Montana, is a relative of the more well-known Tyrannosaurus rex: it is 2.8 meters high and 6.7 meters long and the unknown buyer could even give it a name. , but what worries scientists is that the Gorgosaurus could become part of a private collection, making scientific studies problematic.
The fossils found in private land belong to the owners who can do whatever they want with them, while those found in public areas are subject to certain laws.
In 2020, the skeleton of the most complete tyrannosaurus in the world, Stan, was found, which was later sold for 31.8 million dollars.
At the time of the sale, paleontologists feared the fossil was lost to science, but in March the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism revealed that it wanted to make Stan the attraction of the new natural history museum, which is slated to open. in three years in the Emirate city. Scientists, however, are concerned by the trend, although some experts are opening up to private individuals, recalling museum purchases of commercial specimens. (HANDLE).
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