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France finds smuggled dinosaur teeth in parcels bound for Italy

French customs officers seized nine dinosaur teeth during a routine check of a courier truck on the A8 motorway near the Italian border in January, according to customs official Samantha Verduron.
The fossils, likely from Morocco, include those from a Zarafasaura oceanis and a Mosasaurus, with additional teeth believed to belong to a Dyrosaurus, according to an expert at the Menton prehistory museum.
Fossils require authorization for export, and an investigation is underway to identify the intended recipients of the parcels, according to Verduron.
The discovery is part of a growing concern over fossil smuggling, highlighted by ongoing efforts to return illegally exported items to their countries of origin.

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Surprising discovery made by French customs officers. What they found in a truck during a routine check

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An unusual seizure. Menton's customs officers were more likely to find drugs in the trucks they control daily, this time they made a strange discovery. On January 27, they discovered nine huge teeth transported in two parcels by an express cargo truck, reports BFMTV. The vehicle was carrying out a delivery from Spain to Italy. The parcels were intended for Italian individuals. An expert from Menton's Regional Prehistory revealed that they were t…

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France finds smuggled dinosaur teeth in parcels bound for Italy

French customs officers seized nine dinosaur teeth last month from a courier truck transiting through the country from Spain on its way to Italy, they said on Friday.

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French customs officers stopped a truck at random for a routine check and made an unexpected discovery

French customs officers discovered nine dinosaur teeth during a routine check near the border with Italy, writes the BBC.

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French customs discovers dinosaurs teeth in truck – The Observatorial

At the end of January, French customs officers discovered nine large dinosaurs teeth in a truck at the end of January at Menton motorway near Menton in the south of France. The driver did not have the right papers for transport. The truck was en route from Spain to Italy. The teeth were in two […]

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