The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it has started the process of repatriating the fossil skull of the species. pterosaur who, on a provisional basis, was in Belgium, under the care of the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences in that country.
Originating in the Araripe Basin, in Ceará, the fossil is protected by the Mining Code and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Convention on Measures to Prohibit and Prevent Imports, Exports and Transfers. of Illicit Property of Cultural Goods.
In a note released last night (1st), in Brasília, the Itamaraty informed that this “important Brazilian archaeological heritage” should be exposed at the Earth Science Museum, in Rio de Janeiro. Negotiations for the return of the fossil were carried out with the help of the Brazilian Embassy in Brussels and the Geological Survey of Brazil.
