Yep, truly fascinating stuff and Douglas Preston did a great job on it.
The [trivial] thing I keep coming back to is: The bigger the crime, the harder it is for you to cover it up. Eventually, some detective is going to uncover direct evidence that’ll tell the full story, and prove your guilt to the world - even if it’s 66 million years later, lol.
It’s a great story, but I regret to say there is still the possibility that it’s a fraud. DePalma lacks credentials as does his boss at the museum who is working with him at the site. The more I think about it, the more I have my doubts.