A Ternopil resident tried to send three parcels abroad containing unique paleontological values - fossilized animals older than 400 million years.
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The paleontological finds were confiscated and transferred to the National Natural Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. This was reported today, April 25, on the Facebook page of the Kyiv Customs.
The sender of two parcels to Thailand and the United States was the same resident of Ternopil, the third parcel was sent from Kyiv to Spain, the report says.
It is noted that three parcels contained a total of 10 ancient stones with imprints of ancient creatures:
- The four fossils sent to Spain are rock slabs containing a collection of crustacean scorpions with almost intact shells. One of the tiles is unique because it contains the remains of three crustacean scorpions with limbs and samples of their heads;
- two fossils bound for Thailand turned out to be intact shellfish. Whole specimens are rare and have unique scientific significance. Another fossil is a fragment of the shell of a crustacean scorpion;
- The package in the United States contained three more fossils, which experts identified as red sandstone slabs with the trunk shells of six so-called “Devonian fish” with unidentified fragments.
The age of all paleontological samples ranges from 408-443 million years. They are noted by customs as their origin from Podolia, the Dniester River basin.
Protocols were drawn up on violation of customs rules under Art. 473 of the Customs Code of Ukraine.
Let us note that the legislation of Ukraine does not provide for the civil circulation of archaeological finds; all archaeological objects are the property of the state, the customs office notes.
Source: Racurs
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