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09.10.2010

dinosaur on sothebys auction

how the hell does a dino make it to an auction?? below some extracts. read the full article on art info

 PARIS— In Paris on Tuesday an entire Allosaurus skeleton appeared at auction for the first time, and the Jurassic giant did not disappoint, selling for €1,296,750 ($1,787,040) — handily beating its high estimate of €1 million — to an anonymous European individual bidding by telephone...

...Discovered in Wyoming, the Allosaurus, most likely a female, had been carefully arranged for Sotheby’s in a lifelike running position, its huge mouth gaping as if ready to attack. Over 30 feet long, the dinosaur is between 135 and 153 million years old. The purchaser will have the right to give it a name...

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