“It’s one of the big dilemmas,” says Grulke. “You often need substantial financial backing to make these digs possible. Maybe the fossil is bought by a wealthy individual, but they donate ...

The plant was entirely unique, with features no modern plant shares, making it an outsider in the fossil record. One of the most surprising findings was the plant’s unusual reproductive organs.

“It’s one of the big dilemmas,” says Grulke. “You often need substantial financial backing to make these digs possible. Maybe the fossil is bought by a wealthy individual, but they donate ...