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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, which will be shown to the public in mid-October, is expected to fetch up to €1.2 million ($1.28 million) when it goes on sale on October 20. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory ...
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.
State dinosaur of California. Originally named as a species of Saurolophus: Avaceratops: 1986 Judith River Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian) United States ( Montana) Lacked the fenestrae in its frill, a feature shared only with Triceratops: Bambiraptor: 2000 Two Medicine Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian) United States ( Montana)
Tyrannosaurus skeletons part of the collection of the Natural History Museum, London, are more fragmentary. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Tristan , a skeleton on display in Berlin's Museum für Naturkunde since 2015 (a long-term loan to the museum by its private owner), has around 56% of the original bones, [ 13 ] which is slightly more than Trix.
Following the sale of "Sue," another Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was, the specimen was put up for auction on eBay in 2000 under the name of "Z-rex", with an asking price of over US$8 million. It failed to sell online but was purchased for an undisclosed price in 2001 by British millionaire Graham Ferguson Lacey, who renamed the skeleton "Samson ...