Paleontologists Unable to Move Dinosaur Skull

Paleontologists Unable to Move Dinosaur Skull


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(KCSG) -- Paleontologists in Southern Utah are having a hard time getting their hands on their fossil find.

They uncovered the skull of a Ceratopsian dinosaur in Grand Staircase Nat'l Monument The skill is about 70- MILLION years old. It's a relative, of the Triceratops.

But, when they tried to lift the fossil out with a helicopter ...

Sue Beardmore, Paleontologist: "This is paleontology. A lot of waiting. A lot of things can go wrong, and it just too heavy."

Too heavy! No word yet on what the next move will be. So for now, the skull stays.

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