What will become of the auctioned Tarbosaurus skeleton? Paleontologists have been wondering about the illicit dinosaur’s fate ever since it was sold for more than a million dollars late last month.

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Tomorrow, a tyrannosaur will go up for auction in New York City. It shouldn't. The Tarbosaurus - lot 49315 - was illegally collected and smuggled out of Mongolia. Fossil theft is a major problem. It ...