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Nature 403, 689-690 (17 February 2000) | doi:10.1038/35001723

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Feathers fly over Chinese fossil bird's legality and authenticity

Rex Dalton

The US palaeontology community has been rocked by a Chinese 'bird' fossil that may be a new species, but that many suspect to be be a composite of more than one fossil that was smuggled illegally out of China.The fossil was bought last year at an Arizona mineral show for $80,000 on behalf of a small Utah museum.