FOREIGN PUBLIC AUCTION
A skull of "Sabre Tooth Tigre," a tooth "Plesiosaur , also a tooth of" Giant Shark "and the skeletons of a" Triceratops, "among others, are among the more than 150 pieces of natural history, which were put on sale by the famous Christie's signature on 16 April 2008 in Paris .
's catalog This sale offers a unique journey through time, going back more than 450 million years.
The star was undoubtedly the aforementioned splendid skeleton of a giant Triceratops "battleship fossil reptile, the group" horned dinosaurs, which lived in the Late Cretaceous , about 67 million years.
This monstrous " Dinosaur" was herbivorous quadruped, terrifying aspect and that it could be up to nine meters long and weigh up to nine tons. His enormous head, in the adult form, measured more than two meters and was surrounded by a ruff of stars, which is impressive in the attack unfolded.
These animals had three horns, which were powerful means of defense.
Surely the "Triceratops " should be a formidable opponent for any " carnosaur ", including the terrifying "Tyrannosaurus Rex " and his appearance has been immortalized by shocking images in first version of the movie "Jurassic Park , the creative -origin filmmaker Steven Spielberg .
The piece was marked by the prestigious house valued at 500,000 euros trade, prices that in fact turned out to be excessive, since for any interested bid auction this figure, so the market taking shape in this case.
Regarding the "Sabretooth Tigre, say that the family of the cats included many varieties that no longer exist, as is precisely the case of" Esmilodón "or" Smilodon. "
This bloodthirsty feline of raised well above that of the current " Bengal Tigers", had two great "teeth" of more than 15 centimeters long, and could open his mouth almost at right angles to their teeth, possibly through the thick skin of herbivores, even those larger size. was endowed with powerful muscles in the back of the head, so for a while, it was thought that such a huge cat, he fixed his teeth piercing the skin of their victims, so it bled and then be "swallowed."
However, recent anatomical studies have shown that the tip of the famous tusks was not as sharp as previously thought and that would have required a huge force to pierce the thick skin of their victims. modern times, it is suggested that it was more likely that a fold of skin clinging to his mouth, armed with such formidable teeth clamps, and then with vigorous head movements cause the tearing of a portion of it, thus could come to cause heavy bleeding, thus killing the victim much faster than if he had violated a court.
The skull of that species on offer, is estimated by the organizers of the auction in the shaft could be worth about 45,000 euros.
regard to "Plesiosaur " who lived in the Age Diluvial , we can say that dominated the seas of the Jurassic . It was a carnivorous aquatic reptiles that swam quickly searching for food in fish stocks.
had a flattened body and wide, over two meters, which came a long, flexible neck, ending in a terrible lizard head, whose mouth, good timing, simulating a strange rictus smile, under the long side corners .
At the other end of the body, these beings had a tail too long, though not as much as it was the neck.
The "Plesiosaur "Grew to be a total of about six meters long, but its size was increased in subsequent periods, reaching a maximum of forty feet. Its members before and after, were huge pallets, which promoted his immense body water, making moves up and down, as if "flying" in the "liquid element".
This animal swam it as do current penguins, but using four flippers instead of two . He was twenty-four inch teeth that were implanted in sockets, a formidable weapon indeed, in a skull that reached up to a meter and a half.
A auction also left an egg " Titanosaur " reptile similar to " Diplodocus, who lived mainly in southern regions. This egg is mineralized in agate , has been valued at 25,000 euros.
On the other hand, the auction also included the humerus of a "Brachiosaurus " which means "arm reptile", as its former members were older than the later. The size of that fact is surprising humerus: two meters high. The " Braquiossaurus " (or " Brachiosaurus") was an animal that lived in the East African in Jurassic era, or in the golden age of " Dinosaurs", a highly respected by the way by their opponents. It was a huge herbivore, 12 feet high by 23 long, weighing up to 80,000 kilograms, or weight of a small herd of elephants .
Indeed, year after year auction house Christie's strange diversity of fossils , corresponding to the most fantastic species of prehistoric animals . Incidentally, the aforementioned marketing is unbelievable, and obviously she attend as representatives of prestigious Museums and private collectors .
READING
1. Christie's auction a mammoth skeleton, a cave bear, woolly rhinoceros and other
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/03/21/cultura/1174490924.html
2. Christie's Auction offers mammoth meteorite, and bezoar
http://www.planetacurioso.com/2007/04/16/subasta-de-christies-ofrece-mamut-meteorito-y-bezoar/
3. Auction house Christie's fossil
http://farandulon.com/15-subasta-de-fosiles-en-casa-christies
4. Auctioned in Paris the skeletons of a mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, and a cave bear
http://www.absurddiari.com/s/llegir.php?llegir=llegir&ref=12218
5. A Triceratops will roar the hammer at Christie's
http://www.queciencia.com/2008/04/15/un-triceratops-hara-rugir-el-martillo-en-christies/
6. No buyers for auction at Christie's Triceratops
http://www.queciencia.com/2008/04/16/sin-compradores-para-el-triceratops-subastado-en-christies/
7. Triceratops Sold
http://www.adn.es/tecnologia/20080306/IMA-1887-Christies-subasta-craneo-triceratops
8. A triceratops and a skull of a saber-toothed tiger auction in Paris
http://www.kukumbar.com/noticia/un_triceratops_y_un_craneo_de_tigre_dientes_de_sable_a_subasta_en_paris/idnoticia, 0230108144819/seccion, 0
9. A Triceratops vedette à Paris chez Christie's
http://www.rtl.fr/actualites/article/un-triceratops-en-vedette-chez-christie-sa-paris-86730
10. Triceratops also sold
http://espacioteca.net/2008/03/26/los-triceratops-tambien-se-venden/
11. Decorate your home with a Triceratops
http://www.radioclub25.com/es/kissnews/decora-tu-casa-con-un-triceratops
12. Échec of the vente d'un squelette
http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1504/Insolite/article/detail/245221/2008/04/16/Echec-de-la-vente- Triceratops d-a-squelette de
triceratops.dhtml
13. Christie's expects to raise about 200.000 EUROS: dinosaur remains
auction http://mundo52.com/cultura/subastan-restos-de-dinosaurio
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