PARIS “Big John”, 66-million-years old and the largest triceratops skeleton ever unearthed at eight metres long, was sold at auction to a US collector on Thursday for a gargantuan 6.6 million euros. The final price reached at the Drouot auction house in Paris 5.5 million euros before fees was well above the expected 1.2 to 1.5-million-euro sale price. Big John’s skeleton
PARIS “Big John”, 66-million-years old and the largest triceratops skeleton ever unearthed at eight metres long, was sold at auction to a US collector on Thursday for a gargantuan 6.6 million euros. The final price reached at the Drouot auction house in Paris 5.5 million euros before fees was well above the expected 1.2 to 1.5-million-euro sale price. Big John’s skeleton
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The fossilised remains of the largest triceratops dinosaur ever found went under the hammer in Paris on Thursday for a European record price of 6.65 million euros. France's museums couldn't hope to c…