‘Mongolia should be known worldwide for its paleontology’

By Helen Wright Dulamsuren Ganbaatar tucks her red hair behind her ear and thinks before answering my question: should criminals …

Pinocchio Rex: T's Tough Cousin (No Lie)

Bloodthirsty T. rex had an unusual relative, nicknamed Pinocchio rex, which a new study describes as having an extremely long sno…

New tyrannosaur was the Dobermann of the dinosaur era

We have found a lost cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, and it was a far more graceful creature than its more famous relative. Because …

'Pinocchio Rex': T. Rex's Long-Snouted Cousin Discovered

Dead men tell no lies, but perhaps dead dinosaurs do. A new dinosaur species found in China and nicknamed "Pinocchio Rex&qu…

'Pinocchio rex' remains unearthed

The remains of the long-snouted tyrannosaur, nicknamed Pinocchio rex, were found near the city of Ganzhou in southern China. Rese…

Dragnet for smuggled dinosaur bones snares Beaver Creek vendor

A lawsuit in Denver's U.S. District Court names a "fossilized Tyrannosaurus bataar skull" as the defendant. The qui…

What Do Dinosaur Fossils, Fish Bladders and Guns Have in Common?

Inside the strange caseload of Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents spend most of…

Bad to the Bone: Dealer Pleads Guilty in Fossil Smuggling Scheme

The feds have unearthed a trove of fossils brought into the United States illegally. An investigation of a Wyoming fossil dealer…

Local man caught in federal fossil case

The point when nearby display holder Rick Rolater purchased fossils from his Chinese agent he wasn't breaking any law. On th…

Local Gallery Owner Stuck in Federal Fossil Law Violation

Once owner of a Tyrannosaurus skull, Rick Rolator from Eagle holds no right of this fossil as the federal fossil policy has chang…

Wyoming Fossil Store Owner Cuts Deal With Authorities In Smuggling Case

The owner of fossil retail stores in Wyoming and Colorado pleaded guilty to smuggling valuable specimens from China and Mongolia …

Fossil retailer pleads guilty to smuggling

JACKSON – Fossil smuggling to Jackson Hole may have just gone extinct. A fossil retailer who owns the "By Nature Gallery&quo…

For Bataar the dinosaur, road home to Mongolia ran through U.S. courts

Who is Bataar? Only the biggest hero you’ve never heard of … until now. Bataar is from Mongolia, a place with a long history of …

New Turkic monuments discovered at Delgerhaan mountain

Takashi Osawa, specialist in Turkic history at the University of Osaka, discovered two Turkic monuments 400 km from Ulaanbaatar. …

Soc of Vert Paleontology members awarded by Mongolia for role in repatriation of stolen fossils

It is not often that vertebrate paleontologists get awarded government medals. But it is also not often that these scientists get…

Smuggled dinosaur fossil returned to Mongolia goes on public display

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, June 10 (UPI) -- An exhibition of fossils returned to Mongolia after being smuggled into the Unites States …

TYRANNOSAURUS BATAAR LANDS IN ULAANBAATAR

May 20 (InfoMongolia) On May 17, 2013, following the signing ceremony on repatriation the Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton held in …

Tyrannosaurus bataar showcase delayed

The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism had planned to show Tyrannosaurus bataar on Mothers` and Children`s Day celebration at…

Tyrannosaurus Bataar to return home in May

A working group has been established to bring a nearly complete 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Bataar, the centre of internati…

Florida man pleads guilty in dispute over dinosaur skeleton sold through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions

A Florida fossils dealer pleaded guilty to smuggling charges Thursday and agreed to give up a celebrated $1 million dinosaur skel…