Tyrannosaurus auction protested by Mongolia: "Mongolian officials are protesting a Tyrannosaurus skeleton headed for the auction block on Sunday in New York, suggesting that it was illegally smuggled out of their nation.
CAPTIONHeritage Auctions
The "Tyrannosaurus Bataar" fossil skeleton, is 75% complete, according to Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas. The auction house has made the eight-foot-tall and 24-foot-long creature, a slightly smaller cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex, the centerpiece of a Sunday sale in Manhattan. The auction website lists the fossil's origin as "Central Asia" and mentions the "Gobi Desert" in promotional material."
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CAPTIONHeritage Auctions
The "Tyrannosaurus Bataar" fossil skeleton, is 75% complete, according to Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas. The auction house has made the eight-foot-tall and 24-foot-long creature, a slightly smaller cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex, the centerpiece of a Sunday sale in Manhattan. The auction website lists the fossil's origin as "Central Asia" and mentions the "Gobi Desert" in promotional material."
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