Trinity 293

[Prehistory Resurrection]

Yet another valuable T-Rex up for sale;

The auction. Video link: sky news Youtube Channel.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65314219
News Link: BBC News

-Sold for 5.55 million Swiss francs; $6.2 million dollars to a private individual. For comparison, other almost complete specimens such as "Sue" went under the hammer in 1997 for $8.4 million, and "Stan", which took the world-record hammer price of $31.8 million at Christie's, in 2020.

-The specimen has been described as ''one of the most spectacular T. rex skeletons in existence'', measuring 11.6m long and 3.9m tall.

-The name of this skeleton is "293 Trinity", because it is built from three different T. rexes from US dinosaur sites in Montana and Wyoming. It is made up of 293 separate bones from specimens retrieved between 2008 and 2013. Most auctioned dinosaur skeletons are made up partly of casts or replacements but more than half of 293 Trinity is real bone, a relatively high percentage. 

-"There are only 20 or 30 good T. rex skeletons in the world and this is one of the bigger and better ones," said Dr Dr Hans-Jacob Siber of The Aathal Dinosaur Museum in Switzerland.

- The dinosaur was bought by a private individual and will remain in Europe, according to a spokesperson for the auction house.

It is a true pity to see yet another valuable specimen ending up in the hands of private individuals. Sadly, museums do not have enough funds to save such valuable pieces to science and end up in the hands of private individuals.