Brazil Reclaims a Dinosaur: Irritator challengeri and the Restitution of Trafficked Fossils

May 12, 2026 - 12:00

Blogpost on Law of the Arts, 12 May 2026

Stewens, Paul P. ‘Brazil Reclaims a Dinosaur: Irritator challengeri and the Restitution of Trafficked Fossils‘. Law of the Arts, 12 May 2026, https://lawofthearts.com/6en/.

Brazil and Germany have agreed that the fossil of Irritator challengeri is finally going back to Brazil, and there are good legal and ethical reasons for it—but the wording of the announcement leaves much to be desired.