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Eric Prokopi

It Belongs in a Museum!

Smuggled Tyrannosaur Skeleton Returned to Its Rightful Home

by Susana Polo | 4:13 pm, May 6th, 2013

If you follow the world of fossil hunting, you may remember this story. And if you don’t, you might remember it anyway, because there’s little that piques the interest of weird news reporters than headlines that include phrases like “dinosaur smugglers.” Dinosaurs all over the world can rest easy tonight, knowing that the most complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus bataar ever found is being shipped back to its place of origin, Mongolia, now that the court case United States of America v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton (actual name) has been settled.

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It Belongs in a Museum!

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Dinosaur Fossils, Won’t Join Han Solo and Mal Reynolds in the Smugglers Hall of Fame

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:02 am, January 2nd, 2013

There’ve gotta be easier ways to make money than dinosaur fossil smuggling. Granted, it’s a cool-sounding profession—scratch that, an awesome-sounding profession. But as Florida fossils dealer Eric Prokopi found, countries don’t take lightly to having their precious paleontological artifacts stolen and sold for personal gain. Who knew?

Though Prokopi wouldn’t be in all the trouble he’s in now if he hadn’t gotten caught. Han Solo, God of Smugglers, is so disappointed in you right now, sir.

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