This is many times done illegally with stolen fossils, and many important scientific specimens are lost each year.
Probably unwilling to give up such an important specimen.
The collection consists of 46 "complete and important specimens" of dinosaurs.
These are the most important specimens of his bonde-fortellinger or peasant tales.
During this time frame (1902-1915), two additional important specimens of C. annectens were recovered.
All are of the greatest interest, and any plated animal from the Cambrian is likely to be an important specimen.
Although these important specimens were briefly reported by , the information was lost to science until 2001.
"He's also a valuable piece of property and a scientifically important specimen."
Walcott had confused part and counterpart in one important specimen.
At the request of the French government, important specimens from his collection were sent to Paris and aroused the greatest interest.