I guess it shouldn't come as a huge surprise, but I had no idea about the black market in dinosaur bones. This is a great story about the twists and turns in the trail fossils can take once they've been removed from the ground and helps to understand the significance of fossils beyond just their monetary value.
"Bones of Contention" by Paige Williams
Published in the New Yorker, January 28, 2013
Eric
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