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Dinosaur 13
2014 · Film · documentary · 95 min
Directed by Todd Douglas Miller
Two years after the discovery of "Sue," the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, government officials seize the remains and claim that "Sue" was stolen from federal land.
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Semi-related: I recently watched the documentary Dinosaur 13 [1] about the much larger T. Rex found in South Dakota and the legal battles surrounding it. Very good (but very much one-sided). The movie has a scene that describes how land ownership in the western US creates a very confusing situation in regards to ownership of fossils.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_13
Here I would recommend watching the excellent documentary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_13 about the 13th found complete T-Rex nicknamed Sue at the very same area, and its decade long legal struggle.
I found it very strange that this article already named it 15 having found only the head yet, and not mentioning at all on which area it was found in detail. Esp. if it's on the Indian reservation they'll face big trouble again sooner or later. But any private ground is a problem, even with a contract.