Wealthy collectors are splurging on dinosaur fossils. Here's why that is bad news for science

A recent study found that 71 scientifically valuable Tyrannosaurus rex specimens, including 14 juveniles, are in private hands — outnumbering the 61 held in public trusts. Only 11 per cent of commercially discovered T. rex fossils end up in museums, while private buyers have acquired more specimens in the past 30 years than public institutions have in nearly 150 years

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