Fossil Fever: Are Dinosaur Auctions Transparent Enough?
TL;DR
Record-breaking fossil sales (including T. rex specimens like ‘Gus’) are propelling a booming market, but buyers face little third-party verification, opaque restoration practices, and confusion over composites, prompting calls for universal grading and greater transparency to protect science and investors.
- Dinosaurs are selling for millions. Do collectors know what they’re buying? Financial Times
- A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records — and possibly disappear forever CNN
- Gus to become priciest dinosaur – but scientists have a bone to pick The Telegraph
- Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists The Guardian
- Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science WIRED
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