Nicolas Cage returns fossil dinousaurio stolen from Mongolia who bought at auction. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)
Actor Nicolas Cage returned to the federal justice of United States skull of a dinosaur bought for $ 276.00 on a auction and that was stolen of Mongolia , a country which will be returned the fossil , said a spokeswoman for the artist.
The US attorney’s office of Manhattan, Preet Bharara, filed a lawsuit last week to claim the seizure skull of Tyrannosaurus Bataar, after discovering that the fossil was admitted of illegally in the United States from Mongolia and sold in a auction in New York in 2007.
While the prosecution spoke document of an “anonymous buyer” who paid $ 276,000 for the fossil a charge of Press actor, Alex Schack confirmed that Nicolas Cage was who acquired skull and was contacted in July of 2014 to be informed of the situation.
According Schack The actor received a certificate of authenticity of part of house of auction Chait Gallery, and was willing to cooperate with the authorities, including agreeing an inspection of the skull by of Department agents of internal security and prosecution.
On completion of the tests showed that the skull was illegally entered the United States and the Government of Mongolia was legally the owner, Nicolas Cage possession fossil transferred to the department of internal security, according to a statement sent to AFP.
The Tyrannosaurus Bataar is a smaller cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex and lived in the desert of Gobi in the Late Cretaceous period about 65 million ago of years ago, of According to the document presented by the prosecution.
Nicolas Cage , winner of an Oscar for Best Actor in 1996 for the film “Leaving Las Vegas”, played in the auction with colleague Leonardo Di Caprio to buy the fossil , according to US media.
The prosecution accused the actor or the gallery of no charge.
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