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A rare skeleton of the dinosaur that was the prototype for Jurassic Park’s Velociraptor sold for $12.4 million at Christie’s late Thursday evening, more than double expectations, illustrating ...
The most complete skeleton of the inspiration for "Jurassic Park's" iconic Velociraptor is going up for sale at Christie's New York, the legendary auction house announced Friday. But first, you'll ...
Dinosaur for sale: Most complete ‘velociraptor’ skeleton up for auction. By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. April 29, 2022 at 5:09 pm EDT.
If you lie awake at night wondering Velociraptor’s favorite food was (and whether it tastes much like human flesh), you’re in luck. For the first time, a Velociraptor skeleton has been ...
In a roaring sale that trampled its presale estimate, Christie’s this week auctioned off a velociraptor skeleton during its star-studded 20th- and 21st-century art auction for $12.4 million. The ...
The issue gained prominence with the sale of Sue, the T. rex skeleton, to the Field Museum for $8.36 million — nearly $15 million in today’s dollars — in 1997.
The skeleton will go on view at Christie’s showroom in New York Saturday before going to auction on May 12, marking the only public display of the specimen after it was part of an exhibition in ...
Velociraptor was the name used by Michael Crichton when he renamed the Deinonychus antirrhopus. It is expected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million at auction. Sections.
Christie's NYC will be auctioning off what is being called the most complete Deinonychus antirrhopus — more commonly known as a velociraptor — skeleton known to exist, WNBC reported. According ...