Comments on: Oil Workers Discover Saber-Toothed Fossils

Venezuelan Tar Pit A Treasure Trove For Paleontologists Who Say It's The Most Significant Discovery In Decades

[brianbwb-2009]

"I guess Hugo/pals haven''''t found a way to plunder it yet." Posted by louiville2

Maybe it is the fact that for a few hundred, or a few thousand dollars for a license, Rincon will dig up fossils which it then would sell for millions, and Venezuela wants a fairer share of the money.

I wouldn''t blame them.

[louiville2]

"The Cultural Heritage Institute revoked Rincon''s permit last year, and has yet to publicly explain why. Rincon said his institution is negotiating with the agency so that researchers may return."

I guess Hugo/pals haven''t found a way to plunder it yet.