U.S. Seizes Dinosaur Bones Tied to Sioux Controversy
Associated Press
HILL CITY, S.D. —
Federal agents on Thursday began seizing the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex from a private institute that was accused by a Sioux tribe of illegally removing the fossil from Indian land. U.S. Atty. Kevin Schieffer said the remains, believed to be the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found, were evidence in a criminal case and would be stored at another location.
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