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Re:Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done ... by spindritf on Thursday September 04, 2014 @02:15PM (#8269778)
It took four years to excavate the skeletons, which were shipped to Philadelphia by container ship

Wouldn't Chile or Argentina want those? Why are they shipped out? It seems cumbersome and unnecessarily risky.

Re:Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done ... by buzzscale on Thursday September 04, 2014 @02:33PM (#8269874)
It's not like they are looting them to Philly to put them on display. They shipped them to Drexel university to do additional research like extracting proteins and trying to extract DNA so they can make Jurassic Park.

"The researchers performed laser scans of all of the bones and published 3-D models of each. That could allow other paleontologists to study the fossil from afar and even print three-dimensional replicas of the bones. Dr. Lacovara and his collaborators are undertaking additional research to use the models to study how Dreadnoughtus moved.

Even some softer tissues like tendons were preserved, and the scientists are trying to extract proteins and possibly DNA from some of the bones."

Re:Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done ... by sosuke on Thursday September 04, 2014 @02:32PM (#8269864)
Depends on who is paying for the dig right?
Re:Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done ... by mitchty on Thursday September 04, 2014 @02:53PM (#8269986)
Or has the tools to properly scan/research them. I'm sure they'll go back afterwards unless the host country doesn't object.
Re:Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done ... by robertfw on Thursday September 04, 2014 @04:18PM (#8270399)
The article confirmed that the bones will be going back.