Trio accused of stealing 23 million-year-old fossil with a saw and a rowboat
Outraged locals confronted the group, who then lied about having permission to remove the fossil from the bank of a New Zealand river.
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au
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Outraged locals confronted the group, who then lied about having permission to remove the fossil from the bank of a New Zealand river.
"The critical context of the fossil" is lost when it is removed by non-scientists, paleontologist Justin Adams told Newsweek.