Authorities Poland Find out interesting A group of Prehistoric fossilsAnd some of them are from More than 500 million years agowas smuggled to A Entry of the car into the countryaccording to local media.
The news was announced on November 27 through a statement issued by Lublin Chamber of Tax Administration (Izba Administracji Skarbowej w Lublinie). It was also published in newspapers in European countries, such as the newspaper Dzinik and Chudni.
According to the government agency, the accident occurred during a Routine inspection At a border checkpoint TerespolIt is located in eastern Poland, next to the border with Belarus.
At that time, according to a statement by the authorities, officials from the local customs service They got a surprise When reviewing vehicle Coming from Belarus.
“Agents from the Terespol Highway Customs Department examined a Mercedes entering Poland. The results were surprising: They found 24 fossils They pointed out that it is placed under the seats, on the dashboard, in the door compartments, in the toolbox and in the document bag.
The Lublin Financial Management Chamber confirmed that the driver of the car, an alleged Belarusian citizen, had not previously reported the presence of these geological traces in his car and had not provided them voluntarily.
According to officials, when the man was asked about the fossils, he said so He bought it from a store in Brest (Belarus) for “Give them to your friends“.
with regard to Fossil cuttingThe government agency indicated that among the collection were prehistoric remains There were eight trilobites Petrified – they are a kind of ArthropodsInvertebrate animals that are now extinct -, Eleven shark teeth And four fossils from the Ediacaran period of great value.
Fauna of the Ediacaran Period (NdR): the geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era that extended from ca 635 million years Until some time ago 538 million years) among The oldest animal creatures on Earth“The Lublin Chamber of Tax Administration explained
In turn, the authorities revealed their assistance Polish Geological Institute (Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny), the origin of the four Ediacaran fossils, which were considered The most expensive in the group.
“They come from the so-called”Collecting white sea fossils“, belonging to a rock formation dating back to 558-555 million years ago (Late Proterozoic – Ediacaran),” said the Lublin Chamber of Financial Management.
For his part, a specialist in the matter, citing the authorities, explained that the entire collection has a monetary value of more than 27.000 zlotyswhich is equivalent to about 7400 US dollars.
“The specimens have great scientific, educational and exhibition value, especially those belonging to the fauna of the Ediacaran period,” they stated in the statement.
On the other hand, the Lublin Financial Management Chamber announced that the fossil pieces had been confiscated and a “criminal financial operation” had been initiated against the car driver.