Nicolas Cage is losing his head -- or rather, a dinosaur skull. The actor purchased the skull of a Tyrannosaurus bataar in 2007 from Beverly Hills gallery I.M. Chait for $276,000, reports Reuters.

NEW YORK — Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has agreed to turn over a rare stolen dinosaur skull he bought for $276,000 to U.S. authorities so it can be returned to the Mongolian government.

Nicolas Cage is giving his Tyrannosaurus skull back to Mongolia. Cage bought the fossil for $276,000 at an auction in 2007. According to federal prosecutors in New York, it had been removed ...

Cage bought the Tyrannosaurus bataar skull for $276,000 from a Beverly Hills gallery in 2007. By Abid Rahman The free-spending actor lost four homes to foreclosure (in Bel-Air, Las Vegas and two ...

It was a bidding war that raised eyebrows: In 2007, Nicholas Cage paid over $270,000 for the skull of one of the cousins of the T-rex, beating Leonardo diCaprio to the punch. There was just one ...

Hollywood actor Nicolas cage handed over a rare Tyrannosaurus bataar skull to US authorities after it emerged that the fossil was illegally smuggled out of Mongolia. A civil forfeiture complaint ...

Unsurprising fact No. 1: Nicolas Cage paid $276,000 for a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull at auction in 2007. Unsurprising fact No. 2: That dinosaur skull was stolen from Mongolia's Gobi Desert and ...

The skull is to be returned to Mongolia. — -- Actor Nicolas Cage has handed over an illegally imported dinosaur skull that he had purchased in 2007 to the U.S. government as part of an effort ...

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Nicolas Cage bought a stolen dinosaur skull, which he has turned over to authorities. The skull, which is an absolute must if you're an eccentric actor ...

The US Attorney’s Office had a bone to pick with Nicolas Cage. Back in 2007, the I.M. Chait gallery auctioned a rare Tyrannosaurus bataar skull to the “National Treasure” actor for the sum ...

Here is a photo showing the skull of a Tyrannosaurus bataar, like the stolen one Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage recently owned: First of all, it's worth understanding that Nicolas Cage outbid ...