Mongolia recovers rare Tarbosaurus skeleton, 28 fossil groups after 20-year smuggling saga

Mongolia recovers rare Tarbosaurus skeleton, 28 fossil groups after 20-year smuggling saga

A rare dinosaur skeleton finally made its way home after being illegally smuggled out of Mongolia two decades ago. After years of effort, officials said a Tarbosaurus bataar skeleton and dozens of other fossils smuggled abroad are back in the country, closing a long-running case in the growing fight against the illegal fossil trade, Dawn reported. What happened? Among the items returned was a mostly intact skeleton of a Tarbosaurus bataar as wel…