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Sotheby Tyrannosaurus Rex Skull - Estimate: 15-20 mill USD


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Any ready to bid ? :Smiling:

 

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Articulated skull length 53.5 inches, weighing approximately 160.25 lbs. 30 bones (of an approximate total of 39), with additional cast elements, as well as 29 teeth represented in various states of completeness.

 

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/maximus-rex/tyrannosaurus-rex-skull

 

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For just the skull?  Thats insanity.

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Remember you also got a few extra pieces at the price - Lets hope its not going to be looked in a private collection never to be seen again :fingerscrossed:

 

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Offered together with the skull are the scant remains of the post-cranial skeleton; a weathered scapula (30.4 inches in length), and approximately 160 additional bone fragments. 

 

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Thats still an insane amount for a skull.

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33 minutes ago, hadrosauridae said:

Thats still an insane amount for a skull.

Definitely a lot! You know how many trilobite cephalons that could buy! Probably one of each species, and trilobites are known for an abundance of species.

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6000000 is a lot, but not as much as expected. Perhaps the ... (I miss a "coprolite-Icon :heartylaugh:) Hongkong-T-Rex-Catastrophy destroyed the desire and - the trust of rich people in buying Dinosaurs for much much much more money

 

 

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Na,  I'll take the King T rex, much larger skull and a lot easier to display.   In addition, you would not have to respond to your friends asking what is a Gorgosaurus :s_confused:

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But if you have that kind of money to spend on a fossil, I really dont think that displaying it correct will be any problem. 

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