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Fossil Laws by Country
Use this educational guide to identify the questions that matter before buying, selling, shipping, or listing fossils. Country rules can change, and a short page cannot replace legal review for a specific item.
Jurassic Depot does not provide legal advice. Sellers and buyers should document source, ownership, collection, transfer, export, import, and condition details before relying on any listing claim.
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Educational sample imagery
Sample photos for fossil-law context — badlands, permit desks, heritage markers, and documentation review. Not photographs of real specimens or marketplace lots.
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Field context
Badlands / cliff country atmosphere — sample scenery, not a collecting site photo.
U.S. land-type rules →
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Export desk
Permit-desk still life — paperwork is blank; not a real export file.
Morocco export rules →
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Heritage marker
Heritage plaque vibe with illegible lettering — sample illustration.
Mongolia heritage law →
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In situ (sample)
Vertebrate fossil in matrix — sample museum-style scene, not a specimen for sale.
Brazil fossil rules →
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Docs review
Collector inspecting papers with an abstract map — sample illustration, no real lot.
Provenance guide →
Every image above is labeled Sample — educational illustration only, not a real specimen or marketplace lot photo.
Lower review cautionDocumentation expectedManual review likelyHigh caution
Argentina
Argentina restricts fossil export under national cultural heritage laws (Law 25.743). Argentine paleontological heritage law has been update
Listing review restricted·Draft note
Brazil
Brazil prohibits the export of fossils without explicit government authorization under Federal Decree 4146/1942 and subsequent legislation.
Listing review restricted·Draft note
Canada
Canada regulates fossil collection and export through provincial and federal heritage laws. Each province has different rules. Alberta requi
Listing review may be possible·Draft note
China
Chinese fossil protection regulations prohibit the export of vertebrate fossils without required documentation. The export of vertebrate fos
Listing review restricted·Draft note