Baby T-Rex fossil listed on eBay for $3 million sparks outrage.
The fossil of an extremely rare baby T-Rex has been listed for sale on eBay with a"buy it now" asking price of $2.95 million.
"This Rex was a very dangerous meat eater. It's a RARE opportunity indeed to ever see a baby REX," the listing says."Histology shows the specimen to be approximately 4 years old upon death. Reconstruction of the skull has been done by Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology ." Leonard Krishtalka, director of the University of Kansas' Biodiversity Institute, said in a statement last week that the university's Natural History Museum does not sell or mediate the sale of specimens to private individuals.
Meanwhile, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology published an open letter voicing"ethical concerns" that"the fossil, which represents a unique part of life's past, may be lost from the public trust."
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