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Guinness World Records claimed it was the largest known Triceratops skeleton, [62] with a skull reconstructed to be 2.62 metres (8.6 ft) long. Most expensive Triceratops sold, and most expensive fossil sold in Europe. [63] [61] Hector Deinonychus: Around 50% of a skeleton with 126 preserved bones, missing all or most of the skull
It is the largest known Triceratops skeleton, according to the team that assembled the fossil. Big John's 2021 auction price of € 6.6 million ( US$ 7.7 million) made it the most expensive Triceratops skeleton; its high price signaled increasing demand for dinosaur fossils among private collectors and prompted discussion about the drawbacks of ...
Triceratops: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian, 68-66 million years ago) Hell Creek formation: Largest known Triceratops skeleton; 60% complete with a skull that is 75% complete. [18] [19] Sold for €6.6 million (US$7.7 million) on 21 October 2021 [19] [20] Bill BDM Badlands Dinosaur Museum: Triceratops: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian, 68-66 ...
The skeleton is one of the most valuable dinosaurs ever sold. Sotheby’s $6.1 Million Sale of a Rare Dinosaur Skeleton Has Sparked Outrage Among Scientists Skip to main content
Holotype skull mounted on a hypothetical skeleton: Bravoceratops polyphemus: TMM 46015-1 [50] Texas Memorial Museum [50] Late Maastrichtian: Javelina Formation, Texas [50] Numerous skull fragments [50] May or may not be a nomen dubium due to fragmentary nature of the remains [51] [52] Hypothetical restoration of the skeleton with the holotype ...
Skeleton, mounted Triceratops: HMNS 2006.1743.00 Lane Houston Museum of Natural Science: Houston: Texas: USA: Skeleton, mounted Triceratops: MOR 3027 Yoshi's Trike Museum of the Rockies: Bozeman: Montana: USA: Skeleton, mounted Triceratops horridus: AMNH 5116 American Museum of Natural History: New York: New York: USA. Skeleton, mounted (copy ...
Triceratops (/ t r aɪ ˈ s ɛr ə t ɒ p s / try-SERR-ə-tops; [1] lit. ' three-horned face ') is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 to 66 million years ago in what is now western North America.
Apex was put to auction at Sotheby's in New York on July 17, 2024, with a pre-sale estimate of between $4 million and $6 million. [15] Seven bidders took part in the auction, which began at $3 million. [16] After 15 minutes, the specimen was sold to an anonymous buyer for $44.6 million, or 11 times its lower pre-sale estimate.