The dinosaur that inspired "Jurassic Park" sold for $ 12 million
"Hector" is the most complete skeleton of Dianonichus antiropus ever found, according to Christie's.
The age of the find, excavated in Montana in 2013, dates to the beginning of the Cretaceous - 115-108 million years ago
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15/05/2022
Sunday, 15 May 2022, 10:39 Updated: 10:46
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A more than 100 million-year-old dinosaur fossil has been sold at auction at Christie's for $ 12 million, CNN reported yesterday (Saturday).
"Hector" is the most complete skeleton of Dinunichus ("terrible claw" in ancient Greek) Antiropus ever found, according to Christie's.
The age of the find, excavated in Montana in 2013, dates back to the beginning of the Cretaceous - 115-108 million years ago.
It is "preserved in amazing condition", delivered from the auction house, and contains 126 fossils on a specially constructed frame.
It was estimated that the skeleton would sell for $ 4-6 million, but it sold for $ 12.4 million on Wednesday.
The 2.7-meter-long dinosaur lives in northwestern America.
His name was given to him in the name of the deadly claws he had on each leg.
The dinosaur may be familiar to fans of the movie "Jurassic Park," where the voluptuous killers killed the park's guests.
But in reality, the voluptuous was the size of a turkey that lives mainly in Mongolia.
The "Hector," the third complete skeleton of Dinunikus ever found, was hitherto privately owned.
The other two complete skeletons are owned by museums.
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