The skeleton, called Trinity, fetched less than expected at auction.
Zurich, Switzerland:
The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus rex, which roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold in Zurich on Tuesday for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.13 million), less than expected.
The bones are approximately 67 million years old.
Measuring 3.9 m (12.8 ft) high and 11.6 m (38.1 ft) long, TRX-293 Trinity A combined skeleton of 293 bones from three different T-rexes was found between 2008 and 2023 in the US states of Montana and Wyoming.
An undisclosed buyer offered the winning bid of 4.8 million Swiss francs, lower than an estimate of 5 million to 8 million Swiss francs, but the total price with buyer’s premium and fees at the Koller auction was higher.
The skeleton is made up of the bones of 3 different dinosaurs.
Koller, Switzerland’s largest auction house, said in a statement that it was the first time in Europe and the third time worldwide that a complete T-rex skeleton of exceptional quality had been offered at auction.
More than half of the bones of the skeleton are basal. The rest are replacements made from plaster and epoxy resin casts.
It was the third T-rex skeleton ever to go up for auction.
Two other T-rex models discovered in North America, called Sue and Stan, were sold in 1998 and 2020 for $8.4 million and $31 million, respectively.
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