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Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
Trey, a 17-foot triceratops skeleton, is auctioned online amid soaring fossil market values, with recent dinosaur sales reaching over $44 million, Joopiter said.
- A complete Triceratops skeleton named 'Trey', discovered in 1993 near Lusk, Wyoming, will go up for auction amidst a soaring dinosaur fossil market.
- Trey has inspired children to pursue paleontology careers, but some scientists fear important specimens may disappear into private collections, depriving research opportunities.
- Paleontologist Andre LuJan hopes Trey ends up in a museum through a loan agreement, as with the $44.6 million 'Apex' stegosaurus specimen now displayed at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Billionaires' latest luxury asset class is dinosaur bones, boosted by Pharrell's new auction platform
A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs. The fossil, dubbed “Trey,” will be open for bidding from March 17 to 31 on Joopiter, an online auction platform founded by Grammy-winning artist and producer Pharrell Williams. It has a preauction estimate of $4.5 mill…
A skeleton of triceratops that has been in a museum in Wyoming for decades will be auctioned, a rare case of the sale of a dinosaur in a museum just when the market of these prehistoric giants has reached historic peaks. The fossil, nicknamed “Trey”, will be on sale from March 17 to 31 at Joopiter, an online auction platform founded by Grammy Pharrell Williams’ winning artist and producer. It has a preliminary estimate of between 4.5 million and…
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