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Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur

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

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.

Zephyr, Iguanodontia, Camptosauridae, Morrison formation, Tithonian, Late Jurassic,... Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur

Zephyr, Iguanodontia, Camptosauridae, Morrison formation, Tithonian, Late Jurassic, Moffat County, Colorado, 130 x 325 x 75 cm/ 51.18 x 127.95 x 29.52 in.
Estimate: €400,000/500,000
Result: €673,240
 

In July, Zephyr stood guard over the king’s bedchamber at Vaux-le-Vicomte Chateau, just outside of Paris, against a backdrop of 18 th -century paintings and furniture. From August 6 to September 7, the fossil stole the spotlight at Nouvelles Galeries in Annecy, and from October 5 to 9 it will take up residence at the Xavier Eeckhout Gallery on rue Jacques-Callot in Paris before being dismantled and reassembled…
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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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