About this episode

The episode explores the booming market for dinosaur fossils with expert Salomon Aaron.

One-hundred-million-year-old bones are so hot right now. In this Money Talks , Felix Salmon is joined by Salomon Aaron, director of an antiquities gallery specializing in fossils, to explain everything you ever wanted to know about dealing in dinosaurs and why the market has exploded in recent years. Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Felix Salmon

Guest: Salomon Aaron

Topics covered

• dinosaurs
• fossils
• antiquities
• market trends
• investing

Keywords

• dinosaurs
• fossils
• antiquities
• market
• investing
• Salomon Aaron
• Felix Salmon

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