2011 : Skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus bataar was looted from Colorado Desert . U.S. Attorney 's Office says skeleton brought here from Great Britain in 2010 . The highly valued skeleton sold for more than $ 1 million at auction . Despite a court order submitted by the government of Mongolia and granted by a Texas State Civil District judge prohibiting the auction , sale , release or transfer of the skeleton , it was sold at auction for more than $ 1 million . It 's in the custody of Cadogan Tate Fine Art in Buffalo , New York , court records say .
2011 : Skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus bataar was looted from Colorado Desert . U.S. Attorney 's Office says skeleton brought here from Great Britain in 2010 . The highly valued skeleton sold for more than $ 1 million at auction . It 's in the custody of Cadogan Tate Fine Art in Buffalo , New York , court records say .