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This trilobite moulting bed discovered in China is an example of a fossil legally purchased through the fossil trade

The fossil trade is the purchase and sale of fossils. This is at times done illegally with stolen fossils, and important scientific specimens are lost each year.[1][2][3][4] The trade is lucrative, and many celebrities collect fossils.[5]

The fossil trade has attracted criticism from many paleontologists, who regard the private ownership of fossils to be damaging to science.

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  2. ^ Simons, Lewis. "Fossil Wars". National Geographic. The National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  3. ^ Willis, Paul; Clark, Tim; Dennis, Carina (18 April 2002). "Fossil Trade". Catalyst. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ^ Farrar, Steve (5 November 1999). "Cretaceous crimes that fuel the fossil trade". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Luxury Market For Dinosaur Remains Thrives", The Huffington Post, 10 November 2010, archived from the original on 12 February 2017, retrieved 21 May 2012