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Curse of T. rex
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Program Overview
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In 1990, a group of fossil hunters in South Dakota found a nearly complete
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, touching off a controversy that involved law,
science, ethics, and media attention. One debate centered on who owns the
skeleton. Another dealt with whether commercial fossil hunters should be
allowed to remove and sell fossils from public land. A third issue focused on
whether scientists should have access to significant fossil finds, no matter
where they are discovered or who finds them. This program, profiling the story
of a dinosaur nicknamed Sue and the commercial fossil hunter who found her,
raises these issues and questions surrounding Sue's discovery and the criminal
investigation that ensued.
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