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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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