Preview | Jurassic Fortunes
Preview: Season 20 Episode 6 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover the world of dinosaur fossil collecting, an unusual hobby with a growing market.
Discover the world of dinosaur collecting, a controversial hobby with a booming market. Hear perspectives on the fossil trade from private collectors, paleontologists, and others, as "Big John"—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD is made possible, in part, by public television viewers.
Preview | Jurassic Fortunes
Preview: Season 20 Episode 6 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover the world of dinosaur collecting, a controversial hobby with a booming market. Hear perspectives on the fossil trade from private collectors, paleontologists, and others, as "Big John"—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOn Secrets of the Dead... From archaeological digs to ornately decorated homes... - We have a Triceratops skull.
When you enter the house, its the first thing you see.
- From museums to auction halls.
- It will probably sell for top dollar.
- Look behind the scenes at a new kind of business.
- Here in the room -- $5,200,000 going once, going twice... - Jurassic Fortunes... on Secrets of the Dead.
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A Collector Shows Off His Dinosaurs
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A collector talks his love of dinosaurs and shows off the displays in his home. (1m 58s)
Selling the Largest Triceratops Ever Found
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The original buyer and seller of “Big John” discuss their feelings about the sale. (2m 23s)
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