T-Rex Skeleton Sells for Record-Breaking $6 Million at Auction.
TL;DR Summary
A composite T-Rex skeleton called Trinity, made up of bones from three different T-Rexes, has sold for $6.1m to a private European collector of modern art and dinosaur relics at an auction in Switzerland. The skeleton, estimated to be 65m to 67m years old, had been expected to fetch a higher price. The skeleton measures 3.9 metres high, 11.6 metres long and 2.65 metres wide. More than half the skeleton’s bones are original with the rest made from plaster and epoxy resin casts.
- ‘Trinity’ the T-Rex skeleton sells for $6m to private collector The Guardian
- T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction The Associated Press
- 'Brilliantly restored' T. rex fossil fetches more than $5M at auction house The Week
- T. rex skeleton sells for over $5M at Swiss auction Fox News
- T. rex skeleton fetches more than $6 million at auction DW (English)
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
2 min
vs 2 min read
Condensed
79%
392 → 83 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on The Guardian