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Dinosaur in court
FromWitness History
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In 2012 a dinosaur skeleton became the subject of both a restraining order and a court case.
Mongolian palaeontologist, Dr Bolortsetseg Minjin helped stop the dinosaur falling into the hands of a private buyer after spotting a photo of the skeleton on TV in the United States.
The case became known as United States v One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton.
She told Gill Kearsley her extraordinary story.
(Photo: The 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar on display in Ulan Bator. Credit: Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP via Getty Images)
Mongolian palaeontologist, Dr Bolortsetseg Minjin helped stop the dinosaur falling into the hands of a private buyer after spotting a photo of the skeleton on TV in the United States.
The case became known as United States v One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton.
She told Gill Kearsley her extraordinary story.
(Photo: The 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar on display in Ulan Bator. Credit: Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP via Getty Images)
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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