A Dinosaur Skeleton Goes to Auction

barnebys.com ^ | November 22, 2021 | barnebys.com

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Meet Henry, the dinosaur that will go to auction during the prestigious sale of Modern and Contemporary Art at Cambi on December 14 in Milan, Italy.

Henry is a Hypacrosaurus skeleton, an ornithopod dinosaur belonging to the hadrosaurid family, dating back to the Upper Cretaceous, Campanian era (75-67 million years ago). Due to the more moderate size of its skeleton compared to Tyrannosaurus, its name means "near the highest lizard" and is distinguished by the high curve of its spine and the characteristic shape of the tall and rounded crest.

Henry measures 13 feet long and was collected in a single layer by natives of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, in a relatively small quarry belonging to the Two Medicine Formation in Montana.

In February 2020, Cambi set a record for the first dinosaur sold in Italy with the sale of a rare specimen of Othnielosaurus for €300,000 (approx. $340,000).

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[BenLurkin]

REPRODUCTION:

[Bob Ireland]

It does look a bit like Al Gore!

[LucyT]

LOL.

I’d forgotten about Helen Thomas.

[DannyTN]

A dinosaur skeleton once bit my sister.

[Gaffer]

I remember reading about this years ago. Something about government claiming somebody stole the skeleton off somewhere protected or on government land or something? Like most governments, though. They tend to exert ownership claims even above private landowner’s rights.

[bigbob]

It’d look great in a sports bar somewhere

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks bitt.

[Donkey Odious]

I expected a photo of Celine Dion......

[Does so]

Though would have to add some sharp teeth...
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[sauropod]

Bkmk