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Mongolia sinks teeth into fossil theft

By Agence France-presse in Flaming Cliffs, Mongolia | China Daily | Updated: 2017-01-11 07:41

Government mounts campaign to end smuggling and reclaim long-lost relics

For years, herder Gelegrash had a sideline bringing tourists to see a dinosaur skull hidden near the Flaming Cliffs in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Then, one day, it was gone.

It is one of thousands of ancient fossils that have disappeared from the country since US citizen explorer Roy Chapman Andrews - supposedly the inspiration for the movie character Indiana Jones - discovered dinosaur eggs there nearly a century ago.

Mongolia sinks teeth into fossil theft

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