The fossil of the dinosaur Ubirajara jubatus, which was irregularly transported to Germany in 1995, was returned to Brazil on Sunday (4). In accordance with the Ministry of Science, Expertise and Innovation (MCTI), the supplies will stay in Brasilia till June 12, when there will likely be a handover ceremony and formalities.
a Placido Cidade Nuvens Museum of Paleontologywithin the metropolis of Santana do Carrere, within the inside of Ceará, has been nominated by the MCTI to obtain the fossil of Ubirajara jubatus, which was introduced again from Germany to Brazil.
Materials going to Germany has been questioned for years by the Brazilian scientific group, suggesting a potential unlawful export of elements collected in Brazil. In December 2020, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) instituted a process for investigating the exodus fossil.
Fossils illegally excavated from Ceara are being offered for as much as $150,000 every overseas.
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Northeastern dinosaur
The fossil file of Ubirajara jubatus dates again to the Cretaceous interval, when it lived between 110 and 115 million years in the past within the Araripe Basin area, within the inside of Ceará. The dinosaur was the scale of a rooster and lined with feathers.
It turned the oldest within the Ararib Basin, and is taken into account the “grandfather” of birds. The general model is a singular piece that served as the premise for describing the species.
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