One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’
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Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have described as a loss for the nation. The collection, which was amassed by a private fossil collector, consisted of 318 specimens, including ichthyosaurs, fish and crustaceans among other creatures, some of...Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution Britain’s Jurassic gold rush: the fossil hunters chasing fortunes on Dorset’s beaches One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have described as a loss for the nation. The collection, which was amassed by a private fossil collector, consisted of 318...
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Sat, 8 August 2026
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Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution Britain’s Jurassic gold rush: the fossil hunters chasing fortunes on Dorset’s beaches One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have described as a loss for the nation. The collection, which was amassed by a private fossil collector, consisted of 318...
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Sun, 16 August 2026
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Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country One of UK’s best fossil collections sold in ‘loss to the nation’ An MP has called on ministers to change export controls so that significant fossils can be classed as national treasures after one of the UK’s best collections, unearthed on Dorset beaches, was sold overseas. Last week, a Guardian investigation revealed that an unparalleled collection of fossils from the UK’s Jurassic Coast,...