Fossil trade
The fossil trade is the purchase and sale of fossils. This is at times done illegally with stolen fossils, and important scientific specimens are lost each year. The trade is lucrative, and many celebrities collect fossils.
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The fossil trade has attracted criticism from many paleontologists, who regard the private ownership of fossils to be damaging to science.
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