Trey the Triceratops Heads to Online Auction as Fossil Fever Heats Up
A triceratops skeleton named Trey, once a Wyoming museum exhibit, is set to be sold in an online auction as the market for dinosaur fossils heats up and prices rise.
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Attempt to Verify Authenticity of Online Dinosaur Tooth Ends in Disappointment
The author purchased a Spinosaurus tooth online, which was confirmed as a genuine fossil but likely illegally exported from Morocco, highlighting issues of fossil legality, the black market, and ethical concerns in the fossil trade.
Sotheby’s to Auction Ceratosaurus Amidst Multi-Million Dollar Bids
Sotheby’s is set to auction a 150-million-year-old Ceratosaurus specimen valued at up to $6 million, raising concerns among paleontologists about the impact of high-stakes fossil auctions on the fossil market and potential market distortion.