German museum to return rare Irritator spinosaurid skull to Brazil
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- Category: Science
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 06:00 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian Science
The Guardian reports that Stuttgart’s Natural History Museum will repatriate a 113‑million‑year‑old Irritator dinosaur skull to Brazil after a long restitution campaign. The skull is the most complete spinosaurid specimen known to science.
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