However, the stegosaurus's potential price tag could be out of reach for many institutions, Sumida said.
He said that the costs of studying an already mounted and reconstructed specimen can be higher than just the purchase price.
Reconstructing and mounting fossils is as much art as science -- and specific choices can be used to hoodwink the uninitiated by blurring the lines on what parts of any given bone are real.
However, the stegosaurus's potential price tag could be out of reach for many institutions, Sumida said. He said that the costs of studying an already mounted and reconstructed specimen can be higher than just the purchase price. Reconstructing and mounting fossils is as much art as science -- and specific choices can be used to hoodwink the uninitiated by blurring the lines on what parts of any given bone are real.
