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Dinosaurs for sale: Is the global fossil market harming science? | 101 East #shorts

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The global demand for dinosaur fossils is booming, with increasing interest from wealthy collectors across Asia. In 2024, a Stegosaurus skeleton was sold in an auction in New York for a record $44.6 million. Fossil hunters are raking in profits, while Asian buyers bond over their collections and see fossils as a way to educate the next generation about history. However, some academics say that the commercial fossil trade is unethical and harmful…
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MASSIVE.NEWS broke the news in on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
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