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Terra Draconis: posterity and prosperity of fossils in the modern age, 22min., USA
Directed by Braeden Clete Meyer
Since its inception as a commercial interest in the 19th century, a growing debate has formed around vertebrate fossils to collect, research, and sell significant specimens on the world stage. In 1997, the most-complete Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen found to date, Sue, was auctioned off to the Chicago Field Museum for an unprecedented $8.3 million.
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