Michael Triebold, president of Triebold Paleontology Inc., a leading fossil excavator and dealer, recommends that collectors “do your due diligence, be skeptical, and find someone who can mentor you who has no vested interest in whether you make a purchase. The actor, she notes, most likely lost his money, and “the person who sold that dinosaur skull to him went to jail.” (That would be convicted smuggler Eric Prokopi.) Bolortsetseg advises collectors to avoid specimens labeled as originating from Mongolia or Central Asia and not to rely on the assurances of auction houses, which “want to make money.” Natural-history specialists from Sotheby’s and Christie’s declined to comment. When Robb Report spoke with Bolortsetseg in May, she was waiting to receive “about 20” illegally collected Mongolian dinosaurs, including the skull purportedly owned by Cage, from Homeland Security. Nicolas Cage reportedly was among the collectors of Tarbosaurus bataar who gave up their fossils after Mongolian paleontologist Bolortsetseg Minjin reminded authorities in 2012 that all Mongolian fossils are the property of that state-and all known T. rex makes for an awe-inspiring sculptural piece for that awkward-to-fill atrium. The appeal for private collectors is obvious: A T. “Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in interest,” says Iacopo Briano, a paleontology expert at Giquello auction house, which holds dinosaur sales at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris. This Late Philanthropist's Art Collection Included Warhol, Picasso, and More. ![]() ![]() In Canada, a Sprawling Seaside Estate Just Hit the Market for $14 Million The Weeknd’s Los Angeles Penthouse Sells at a $3 Million Loss
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