Scientists Are Being Left Behind as Rich Collectors Seize T. Rex Fossils
According to studies, almost half of the world's scientifically valuable T. rexes are owned by private or commercial entities and are not available to scientists. By Isaac Schultz Despite being the most well-known dinosaur to have ever lived, the Tyrannosaurus Rex is currently at the center of a very contemporary issue: the luxury fossil trade. A paper that was published in Palaeontologia Electronica claims that the scientific record has been seriously hampered by commercial fossil gathering, which has kept so many T. re...