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Stegosaurus skeleton to fetch millions at New York auction
The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fueling objections from paleontologists.
The fossil, estimated to be approximately 150 million years old, was put on display at Sotheby's on July 10 and will be exhibited there until its sale on July 17.
Restorationist solves dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'
Before a T. rex can tower over museum visitors or a Triceratops can show off its huge horns, dinosaur fossils must first be painstakingly reconstructed, cleaned, fit together and even painted.
For U.S. restorationist Lauren McClain, the process is like putting together a giant 3D puzzle.
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Megalodon sharks ruled the oceans millions of years ago: Why did they go extinct?
New analyses of giant fossilized teeth are helping scientists unravel the mystery of their extinction
T rex skeleton sells for more than $5 mln at auction
Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold Tuesday at an auction in Switzerland for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price.
T-Rex skeleton to go under hammer
A Tyrannosaurus-Rex skeleton dating back 67-million years will be auctioned in Switzerland next month, marking the first such sale in Europe, the auction house said on March 11.
The skeleton dubbed Trinity will go under the hammer in Zurich on April 18, the Koller auction house said.
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Gorgosaurus tipped to fetch $8 mn at New York auction
A skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur is going up for auction for the first time and is expected to fetch between $5 million and $8 million, Sotheby's said on July 5.
The auction house will put the specimen, which is 10 feet tall (three meters) and 22 feet long, under the hammer in New York on July 28.
Did humans walk the Earth with Dinosaurs? Triceratops horn dated to 33.500 years
“It became clear years ago that paleontologists were not just neglecting to test dinosaur bones for C-14 content but were refusing to”
World’s biggest triceratops sells for $7.7 million in Paris
The world's biggest triceratops skeleton, known as "Big John," was sold for 6.6 million euros Oct. 21 to a private collector at a Paris auction house.
World’s biggest triceratops to be auctioned in Paris
A Paris auction house will seek to sell in October the world's biggest known example of the dinosaur triceratops, known as "Big John", with the spectacular skeleton on show to the public beforehand, organizers said Aug. 31.
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Dinosaurs “descend” on 82nd Thessaoliniki International Fair!
The politicians made their appearances, along with all their promises at the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), and now it is time for the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Triceratops, the Brachiosaurus and other creatures that roamed our planet tens of millions of years ago to take centre stage.