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VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-27

“Imagine if the Mona Lisa was just owned by a super-wealthy person and it wasn't on display and people couldn't see it, couldn't enjoy it.”

Steve Brusatte · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

Brusatte drew an analogy to the Mona Lisa to argue that scientifically important fossils should remain on public display.

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