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Zephyr, a Dinosaur in the Wind of Auctions

Result EUR673,240
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 20 October 2022 - 16:00 (CEST) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

A small step for an iguanodon, a great leap for auctions

Zephyr, Iguanodontia Camptosauridæ, Morrison formation, Tithonian, Upper Jurassic,... Zephyr, a Dinosaur in the Wind of Auctions

Zephyr, Iguanodontia Camptosauridæ, Morrison formation, Tithonian, Upper Jurassic, Moffat County, Colorado, United States, 130 x 325 x 75 cm/51.18 x 127.95 x 29.52 in.
Result: €673,240

A Cretaceous sea creature’s teeth did not meet with success, probably due to fear of seeing one of those terrible ‘x-fish’ rise up from the depths. The more likeable iguanodon nicknamed Zephyr was much more appealing. The October 7 Gazette told the story of its discovery in…
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Natural history, dinosaure
Thursday 20 October 2022 - 16:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Giquello
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Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur
Pre-sale
Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur

Zephyr, a skeleton of a dinosaur in the Iguanodon genus which was unearthed 70% complete in Colorado, will go up for auction on October 20.
Cretaceous Jaws
Pre-sale
Cretaceous Jaws

Nearly 80 million years ago, this bony monster known as "X-Fish" was a fearsome predator.
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