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Nicolas Cage returns stolen dinosaur skull to Mongolian government

Nicolas Cage attends a "Joe" screening hosted by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images

Until earlier this week, actor Nicolas Cage was in possession of a stolen Tyrannosaurus skull, which was technically the property of the Mongolian government.

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Cage bought the skull at a Beverly Hills auction for $276,000 (beating out an also-vying Leonardo DiCaprio) in 2007.

Alex Schack, one of Cage’s publicists, said that the actor received a certificate of authenticity from the auction house and was first contacted by the Department of Homeland Security in July 2014, when they told him that the skull might be stolen.

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After investigators discovered that the skull was taken illegally from Mongolia, Cage agreed to surrender it.

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Neither the actor nor the auction house have been accused of being involved in the thievery.

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