HSI takes custody of Mongolian dinosaur skeleton [Image 3 of 3]

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

06.22.2012

Photo by Michael Johnson    

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement           

The nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur was forfeited today to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations special agents. This action stems from an investigation by HSI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Bataar dinosaur (the Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton) was looted from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. This forfeiture is the first step to the hopeful repatriation of the fossil to Mongolia.
In this photo are one of the crates of bones.

• Date Taken: 06.22.2012
• Date Posted: 06.22.2012 16:35
• Photo ID: 610172
• VIRIN: 120622-O-1780J-034
• Resolution: 3264x2448
• Size: 3.19 MB
• Location: NEW YORK, US