Chile seizes more than 200 fossils of extinct mollusks
- Chilean customs officials seized more than 200 ammonite fossils from a shipping container declared to contain household ornaments.
- The fossils were shipped from China and found among chains, pendants, and glass ornaments.
- The San Antonio Museum of Natural History confirmed that the items were genuine fossils dating back about 110 million years.
- Chile is awaiting Madagascar’s response to determine the fossils’ origin and whether Madagascar will request their return.
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The Chilean Customs informed the discovery of 222 marine fossils smuggled with 110 million years old. The collection reached the port of San Antonio, in Valparaiso, in a container shipped in China. The National Service of Cultural Heritage of Chile certified that the fossils are native to Madagascar, for the characteristic ... Continue reading "Chile recovers 222 marine fossils smuggled from the "age of dinosaurs": they came from China"
Santiago de Chile, Sep 25 (EFE).- The Chilean Customs informed this Friday of the discovery of a group of 222 marine fossils smuggled 110 million years old, which arrived at the port of San Antonio, in Valparaiso, in a container shipped in China. The National Service of Cultural Heritage of Chile certified [...] The entry Chile recovers 222 marine fossils smuggled with 110 million years old was first published in HolaNews.
Chile seizes more than 200 fossils of extinct mollusks
SANTIAGO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Customs officials in Chile discovered and seized more than 200 fossils of ammonites in a shipping container from Madagascar that had been declared as containing household ornaments, the customs authority of the South Ame...
Chilean customs officials have seized more than 200 ancient ammonite fossils, dating back 110 million years, disguised in a container falsely declared as decorative items.
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