Politics

Fossils Dealer Suing US Government Over Seized Dino Bones

The feds seized the fossils to hand them over to the government of Mongolia, which claimed ownership

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A Florida fossils dealer whose dinosaur was seized by the U.S. government so it could be given to the government of Mongolia wants it back.

Lawyers for Eric Prokopi, of Gainesville, Fla., said in court papers filed Monday that he was victim of a media campaign stirred up by academic paleontologists.