"A 113-million-year-old dinosaur skull with a contentious past is finally set to be returned to its rightful owners. The fossilized spinosaurid skull, considered the most complete of its kind, has been at the heart of a long-running restitution campaign. Purchased by the Stuttgart Museum of Natural History in 1991, the skull was hailed as a groundbreaking discovery, belonging to a previously unknown genus of massive meat-eating dinosaurs. As the debate over its ownership continues, the institution is now facing pressure to return the prized relic to its original owners, sparking a complex discussion about cultural heritage and repatriation. Will the Stuttgart museum finally yield to the demands for restitution, or will the skull remain a prized exhibit in the German city?"
Spinosaurid fossil bought by Stuttgart institution in 1991 has been the subject of a long restitution campaignIt is a 113-million-year-old bone of contention.After Stuttgart’s museum of natural history bought a fossilised dinosaur skull in 1991, researchers found it was the most complete spinosaurid skull known to date, belonging to a previously unknown genus of the huge meat-eating dinosaurs. Continue reading...
