Inside the Booming Market for Dinosaur Fossils

In this episode of Odd Lots, host Joe Weisenthal and guest Salomon Aaron, director at London's David Aaron gallery and in-house broker for dinosaur fossils, explore the booming private market for dinosaur skeletons. They discuss how fossils are found, priced, and sold, often to wealthy collectors rather than museums. The conversation covers the mechanics of the fossil trade, the role of auction houses and galleries, and how buyers are identified. Joe also shares his personal skepticism about a piece of evolutionary biology connecting birds to dinosaurs.