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Fossils seized in police raid demystify a prehistoric flying reptile
31/08/2021 09:05 AM | Click to read full article
Limestone slabs recovered in a 2013 police raid in Brazil have revealed the most complete fossil of a species of pterosaur ever found, providing new details about how the flying reptile might have looked and behaved 110 million years ago.
The discovery also brings attention to the issue of scientific colonialism — the removal of items of scientific value from their countries of origin by fossil traders or more developed nations.
