BERLIN — A rare 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) skeleton was auctioned off for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) in Zurich on Tuesday, according to the auctioneers. The price
Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton have sold at auction for 4.8 million francs or $5.3 million in Switzerland.
Interested investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton going up for auction on Tuesday—a first in Europe—that's been dug up from three sites in the United States and could make the ultimate ornament for a tycoon's abode or other eye-popping display.
Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold at Tuesday at a Switzerland auction for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price.
A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton up for auction in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday, April 18, was expected to sell for between 5 million and 8 million Swiss francs ($5.4-8.6 million). Footage…
Investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton going up for auction on Tuesday — a first in Europe — that's been dug up from three sites in the U.S.
A 67-million-year-old composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton has been sold at a Swiss auction house. The bones come from three different T. rex specimens.
A 38-foot-long composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton comprised of bones from three different dig sites sold for 4.8 million Swiss francs ($5.3 million) at a Zurich auction Tuesday.
The 293 T. rex bones, are expected to fetch 5 million to 8 million Swiss francs ($5.6-$8.9 million) when it goes under the hammer at a Zurich auction house.
The skeleton, retrieved from three sites in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek formations of Montana and Wyoming, is expected to fetch $5.6 to $8.9 million.
ZURICH — The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold for $6.13 million, less than expected, in Zurich on Tuesday.
The composite T. rex, dubbed "Trinity," was built from nearly 300 bone specimens retrieved from three sites in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek formations of Montana and Wyoming.
The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.13 million), less than expected, in Zurich on Tuesday.
Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton have sold at auction for $5.3 million. Crafted
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