Chile Seizes Over 200 Extinct Fossil Mollusks

Customs officials in Chile intercepted 222 ammonite fossils originating from Madagascar, hidden inside a shipping container declared as household ornaments, according to Chile’s National Customs Directorate. The 110-million-year-old specimens arrived at the port of San Antonio on September 10, packed in cardboard boxes and wrapped in newspapers and magazines from Madagascar. How Authorities Discovered the … Read more