The global demand for dinosaur fossils is booming, with increasing interest from wealthy collectors across Asia. In 2024, a Stegosaurus skeleton was sold in an auction in New York for a record $44.6 million. Fossil hunters are raking in profits, while Asian buyers bond over their collections and see fossils as a way to educate the next generation about history. However, some academics say that the commercial fossil trade is unethical and harmful to science. 101 East investigates the multi million dollar trade in dinosaur fossils. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #news #dinosaurs #fossil #asia #mongolia
Dinosaurs for sale: Is the global fossil market harming science? | 101 East shorts
The global demand for dinosaur fossils is booming, with increasing interest from wealthy collectors across Asia. In 2024, a Stegosaurus skeleton was sold in an auction in New York for a record $44.6 million. Fossil hunters are raking in profits, while Asian buyers bond over their collections and see fossils as a way to educate the next generation about history. However, some academics say that the commercial fossil trade is unethical and harmful to science. 101 East investigates the multi million dollar trade in dinosaur fossils. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #news #dinosaurs #fossil #asia #mongolia













