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Archaeological and Paleontological Materials Deed
Searching through deeds within the NDRIN, I come across a document that was listed as Archaelological and Paleontological Materials Deed.
Among the verbiage was this claim as: 100% interest in and to all archaeological and paleontological materials on or beneath the surface of the following described lands situated in ________ County, T/R/S.
I have never heard of this kind of deed before, and what purpose would it be for? Should more surface owners be concerned with this, and file the same sort of document on their lands?
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Permalink Reply by Eastern MT on -
Snues,
Best guess, it sounds like someone who sold land in an area where dinosaur bones might be found. A complete T-Rex will fetch seven figures. So it wouldn't hurt to include this stipulation when selling land in Dino country... IF the buyer will allow it.
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Permalink Reply by r w kennedy on -
I agree with Eastern MT, but I also think that anywhere could be dino country.
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Permalink Reply by Joel on
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RW and MT: most certainly any area could be dino but also Indian burial grounds. There are some around Maus 23 and let me tell you it was a stink between the owner and the native bands. He wanted to level them out and the State said he could not in the 70's. I remember my grandparents saying thank god it was not us.
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