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A paleontologist presents one of the 998 fossils dating from the 100mln-year-old Cretaceous period, illegally extracted from the Araripe basin, a UNESCO Geopark in northeastern Brazil, and seized by French customs officers in 2013 in a warehouse near Le havre, western France, May 24, 2022. The 998 fossils were handed over to the Brazilian authorities and will be exhibited at the Museum of Paleontology. (Photo/Agencies)
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Combo photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows fossils from the 998 fossils dating from the 100 million-year-old Cretaceous period. They were illegally extracted from the Araripe basin, a UNESCO Geopark in northeastern Brazil, and seized by French customs officers in 2013 in a warehouse near Le havre, western France. The 998 fossils were handed over to the Brazilian authorities and will be exhibited at the Museum of Paleontology. (Photo/Agencies)
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Staff members present a pterosaurs (Pterosauria), a flying reptile, one of the 998 fossils dating from the 100mln-year-old Cretaceous period, illegally extracted from the Araripe basin, a UNESCO Geopark in northeastern Brazil, and seized by French customs officers in 2013 in a warehouse near Le havre, western France, May 24, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)