Posted in Antique, Auctions on 25 May 2009
We really can’t fathom the reason behind this rather unexpected occurrence — is it the recession or are people just going ga ga over owing fossils — but come June 1 and a dinosaur skull is going to be up for sale. Yes, the National History auction at Bohams will be featuring a whole range of fossil specimens that shall even include the rare Tyrannosaurid skull. This skull is one of the only four Alioramus skulls to have been discovered so far.
The estimated cost of this so-called tyrant lizard from the age of dinosaurs lies between $120,000- $140,000. A little bit of dope on the dino tells us that its species was found in the Nemegt Formation, Gobi Desert and Central Asia. Alioramus was slender than the infamous T-rex but with a higher tooth count.
Posted in Antique, Luxury, Statue on 20 March 2009
It might just reflect on the negative impacts of the economic meltdown, but it’s an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for serious collectors of history. Well, perhaps for the first time ever, a 150-million-year-old dinosaur is up for sale. So far housed at the Western Paleontological Laboratories in the Lehi, Utah, it is being offered to private collectors in the face of the financial crisis.
Known as the Dryosaurus altus, this one is 9-foot-long and dates back to the famous Jurassic period. CEO of Western Paleo tells that it was food for everyone else. The dinosaur auction will be held at the Natural History Auction of Stones in NYC on March 21.
