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Carnivorous-dinosaur auction reflects rise in private fossil sales

Palaeontologists fear an important specimen — expected to fetch up to €1.8 million — will be lost to science.
  1. John Pickrell
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Update: The fossil mentioned in the story has now been sold. A private buyer purchased the specimen for US$2.36 million dollars.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05299-3

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  • Update 06 June 2018: This story has been updated to note the sale of the fossil specimen.

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