New York: One of the largest known T-rex skeleton set to be auctioned next month

skeleton of one of largest kwn Tyransaurus rexes (T-rex) nicknamed ‘Stan’ is set to be auctioned in New York on October 6. According to British auction house Christie’s, disaur skeleton, which is around 40-feet, is approximately 67 million years old and it was discovered in 1987 in South Dakota by amateur palaeontologist Stan Sacrison. skeleton is one of most complete T-rex specimens’s ever found and it is believed that it could set a record for a sale of its kind. 

he of Christie’s Science & Natural History department, James Hyslop said, “This is one of best specimens discovered. re simply aren’t T-rexes like this coming to market. It’s an incredibly rare event when a great one is found. It is such an iconic piece of 20th century, and fits so well in context we are offering it”. 

Hyslop ded, “It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to acquire a T-Rex as complete as this”. 

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Uneard in 1987, ‘Stan’ represents one of most complete fossil skeletons of most famous disaur species ever to have lived. 188-bone skeleton took over three years to excavate and reconstruct by palaeontologists from South Dakota’s Black Hills Geological Research Institute, where it has been exhibited since. disaur skeleton has been used to make replicas for dozens of museums er to acquire ir own T-rex model. 

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‘Scientific and cultural sensation’ 

According to Christie’s, more than 30 years after ‘Stan’s’ discovery, disaur is recognised and revered as a scientific and cultural sensation. T-rex is believed to be most viewed and widely exhibited disaur of all time. Moreover, ‘Stan’ is also table for two fused vertebrae scientists have identified in his neck, suggesting disaur broke his neck and survived during his lifetime.

auction is set to be held at Christie’s Manhattan, New York location. sale bids are expected from $6 million to $8million, putting it within reach of $8.4 million paid for a T-rex named ‘Sue’ in October 1997. ‘Stan’ is set to make his auction debut alongside masterpieces of modern and contemporary art. 

(Ims credit: Christie’s/Website) 

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