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Dinosaur skeleton sells for Rs. 50 crore

By Sanjana Shankar

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T. rex skeleton

A 67 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton, of a Tyrannosaurus rex, has been purchased for CHF 5.55 million (roughly Rs. 50 crore) by a private buyer in Europe.

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Specimen

Measuring roughly 38 feet long and about 13 feet tall, the T. rex specimen, named "293 Trinity," is said to be one of the biggest and best specimens in the world.

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Auction

The dinosaur skeleton was sold by Koller auction house in Zurich to a private person whose identity has not been disclosed.

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Dinosaur skeleton

The dinosaur skeleton is assembled from three different T. rexes sourced from fossil sites in Montana and Wyoming in the US.

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293 Trinity

While the majority of the auctioned dinosaur skeletons are partly composed of casts or replacements, over half of 293 Trinity is made up of real bone.

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