May 14, 1992, the western United States Institute of Hill City, Montenegro, just as past staff as to dry their jobs. Suddenly, a burst of Youyuanerjin siren broke the quiet here. Then, more than 30 police officers and FBI security personnel more than 20 countries, the recent break. Sigma Havre them to follow the federal judge's order, on suspicion of illegal excavations on behalf of the natural heritage, seized here in a save the world's largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil specimens. Looked at nearly 10 tons of rock and fossil skeletons and the field records and photographs were several people all playing the 50 boxes, one staff of the Institute stunned. These police officers and security personnel took almost two days to complete this arduous work, and then these "evidence" transported to the South Dakota School of Mining and Technology, save where the vault. Fossils were seized as evidence of a crime, this is the first time in the world; it was seized or known as "the Tyrannosaurus rex of the King" a complete fossil skeleton of an extremely rare, so this incident was caused by the press and of great concern to the general public.
It began going back two years ago. In 1990, some of these wonders in South Dakota Indian tribe reservation west Oaks found some traces of dinosaur fossils exposed. To explore these fossils, Montenegro, the Institute paid $ 5,000 to the owners of this land, Indian ranchers, Mr. Williams made there for all to explore and discover things have permission.
However, the Institute of Montenegro did not know one thing, that is, out of economic interests, Mr. Williams has been in a few years ago put the land to the federal Department of Indian Affairs hosted. Under U.S. law, if the Indians of their property to the federal government managed, they can enjoy tax exemption. But this means he wants to sell the land following the burial, to the relevant federal agencies must be permitted.
Mr. Williams told Montenegro there is no all this research, nor to go through the formalities. Institute for the sleepwalk Montenegro began excavations. Their work is not effective, so far unearthed the world's largest and most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex, and named it "Sue."
Research shows that the "Soviet Union" living in the late Cretaceous period 65 million years ago, when alive, had 12.49 m in length, height of 5.48 meters. Such valuable specimens not only show a very high value, but also has important scientific value. Therefore, the president of the Institute of Montenegro, Mr. Larsen made an ambitious plan, on the one hand ready to cooperate with several paleontologists to study the skeleton; the other hand, in the Hill City for the construction of a dedicated museum for this exhibition "T. rex the king."
May at this is, Mr. William suddenly to court, claiming that the Institute of Montenegro has no right to "the Soviet Union."
In a series of research projects, the gender differences of male and female T. rex is most fascinating. "Su" was found shortly before Montenegro just from the Institute of Buffalo, South Dakota, near the village uncovered a giant Tyrannosaurus rex, known as "Stan." Mr. Larsen said that he had from the "Stan" and "Su" who found differences between male and female T. rex. Under the "Soviet Union" was sealed when Mr. Larsen is also carefully studied it and the "Stan" the similarities and differences between, ready to write a scientific paper of gender discrimination dinosaurs. "Su" and was closed down, and the subsequent occurrence of protracted legal disputes, so that these significant scientific research was interrupted.
After more than four years of litigation, the court final and the king of Tyrannosaurus rex "Sue" return of all Indian farmers, William, but he must ensure that never sell this precious natural heritage. Mr. Williams said, welcome to the scientists to study this with him to the world-famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimens. We look forward to the "Soviet" scientific research as soon as possible to resolve the differences between the sexes, such as dinosaurs, and a series of problems. |
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