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Prof claims UPS tossed 200 priceless fossils in landfill over unpaid bill

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Fossil collection | Atthapon Niyom via iStockPhotoMartin Becker is a professor of environmental science and paleontology. The fossils of ancient marine life—some of which are 380 million years old—that he dug up with his own hands represent his life’s work. And according to a lawsuit, UPS dumped those fossils in a landfill because his university didn’t pay its bills. “My research is based on self-collected fossil assemblages discovered across th…
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MotorBiscuit broke the news in on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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