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In New York, the remains of a 190-million-year-old plesiosaur will be put up for sale at Sotheby’s Historic Auction, according to The Washington Post.
An 11 feet (3 meters) long Plesiosaur was discovered in the 1990s in Gloucestershire, England. This reptile is considered the prototype of the monster of Loch Ness. Because the long neck, small head and flippers of the plesiosaur reflect the descriptions of the legendary monster.
Sotheby’s calls this copy “Nessie”. At the auction on July 26, this item will be valued at between $600,000 and $800,000.
Another creature up for auction is Pteranodon, a huge bird-like animal that lived about 85 million years ago.
A Pteranodon specimen, nicknamed Horus after the falcon-headed Egyptian god, was discovered in 2002 in Kansas. On what was once an inland sea that divided the continent of North America during the Cretaceous period.
Pteranodon is considered one of the largest winged creatures ever to have lived. The avian flew over the water and used its long beak to catch prey.
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“To get something of this size, with this level of preservation is an incredible rarity,” said Cassandra Hutton, head of science at Sotheby’s. “As a general rule, if you go to a museum and see a copy that is very well preserved, it will be much smaller.”
Nearly all of the specimen’s original fossil bones have survived, according to Sotheby’s. At auction, the remains of the Pteranodon will sell for $4-6 million.
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Remains of prehistoric marine reptile to be auctioned off in New York
In New York, the remains of a 190-million-year-old plesiosaur will be put up for sale at Sotheby’s Historic Auction, according to The Washington Post.
An 11 feet (3 meters) long Plesiosaur was discovered in the 1990s in Gloucestershire, England. This reptile is considered the prototype of the monster of Loch Ness. Because the long neck, small head and flippers of the plesiosaur reflect the descriptions of the legendary monster.
Sotheby’s calls this copy “Nessie”. At the auction on July 26, this item will be valued at between $600,000 and $800,000.
Another creature up for auction is Pteranodon, a huge bird-like animal that lived about 85 million years ago.
A Pteranodon specimen, nicknamed Horus after the falcon-headed Egyptian god, was discovered in 2002 in Kansas. On what was once an inland sea that divided the continent of North America during the Cretaceous period.
Pteranodon is considered one of the largest winged creatures ever to have lived. The avian flew over the water and used its long beak to catch prey.
On the subject: The American Museum of Natural History has opened a new unit in New York, and it will definitely surprise you
“To get something of this size, with this level of preservation is an incredible rarity,” said Cassandra Hutton, head of science at Sotheby’s. “As a general rule, if you go to a museum and see a copy that is very well preserved, it will be much smaller.”
Nearly all of the specimen’s original fossil bones have survived, according to Sotheby’s. At auction, the remains of the Pteranodon will sell for $4-6 million.
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