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Rare Dinosaur Fossil Sells for $30.5 Million in Record-Breaking Auction
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Rare Dinosaur Fossil Sells for $30.5 Million in Record-Breaking Auction
The rare dinosaur fossil auctioned in New York for $30.5 million. Credit: Jens Lallensack / CC BY-SA 4.0 A rare dinosaur fossil auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York has fetched a staggering $30.5 million, far surpassing expectations and setting a new benchmark for private fossil sales. The Ceratosaurus specimen, one of only four known examples, drew intense interest from collectors during a six-minute bidding war involving six participants. Sotheb…
The skeleton of a young dinosaur that lived 150 million years ago has been sold for a horrendous sum. One expert is concerned.
A 54-pound (about 24.5-kilogram) fragment of Mars, believed to be the largest ever found on Earth, sold at auction for more than $5.3 million. The piece was part of a Sotheby's auction that also included a juvenile dinosaur skeleton and a lunar meteorite. The meteorite, approximately 15 x 11 x 6 inches in size, was found in November 2023 in the Sahara Desert in Niger by a meteorite hunter. It is believed to have been ejected from the Martian sur…
Sotheby’s auction in New York sells largest known Martian meteorite for a record breaking 5.3 million dollars - TDPel Media
In a spectacular auction event at Sotheby’s New York, two extraordinary pieces of natural history smashed previous records — a massive Martian meteorite and a rare dinosaur skeleton. The sale captivated not just collectors but also scientists and enthusiasts around the world, making headlines as a milestone for rare artifacts. The Largest Piece of Mars Ever Sold The star of the show was a giant Martian meteorite named NWA 16788. Weighing in at a…
Meteorites are known to be remnants of asteroids or comets that survive their journey through the Earth’s atmosphere. After falling to Earth, they are collected by scientists, who use them for astronomical study purposes, where specialists analyze their composition in detail, among other aspects that help to understand the formation of other planets. However, at a recent auction by the U.S. auction house Sotheby’s, a meteorite coming from Mars, …
The largest meteorite from Mars found on Earth—specimen NWA 16788—has been auctioned for over $5 million. The article, "How Much Did the Largest Meteorite from Mars Cost?" comes from the website Wszystko co mojego.
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