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NY judge: Feds can seize disputed dinosaur skeleton sold through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions

T-Rex Fossil

NY judge: Feds can seize disputed dinosaur skeleton sold through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions... Heritage Auctions auctioned off the nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar in New York City on May 20. An unnamed buyer submitted the winning bid of $1,052,500... “The skeletal remains are of tremendous cultural and historic significance to the people of Mongolia, and provide a connection to the country’s prehistoric past,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a news release. “When the skeleton was allegedly looted, a piece of the country’s natural history was stolen with it, and we look forward to returning it to its rightful place.”

Senh: If someone took it from Mongolia illegally, then the U.S. should return it.

 

'Miracle on Hudson' plane up for auction

'Miracle on Hudson' plane up for auction

Passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 could soon have a unique souvenir from their harrowing flight that ended in New York's Hudson River -- although it would be quite a large one.

 

32-carat diamond sells for $7.7M at NYC auction

32-carat diamond sells for $7.7M at NYC auction

A square, 32.01-carat emerald-cut diamond that billionaire philanthropist Leonore Annenberg bought for her 90th birthday sold for $7.7 million at auction on Wednesday.

 

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