Huge
dinosaur skeleton goes under the hammer
The skeleton of a
dinosaur that roamed the earth more than 150 million years ago is being
auctioned, in the town of Billingshurst, in England today.
The almost complete diplodocus
fossil, which has a long neck and whip-like tail, is 17 metres long. It is
expected to fetch more than half a million dollars.
The female skeleton,
nicknamed Misty, was found in a quarry in Wyoming in the United States. Its
export to Britain was allowed because it was found on private land.
Kerangka dinosaurus akan dilelang
Kerangka dinosaurus
yang hidup lebih 150 juta tahun lalu akan dilelang di kota Billingshurst,
Inggris hari ini (Rabu 27/11).
Fosil genus diplodocus
yang hampir lengkap dengan leher panjang dan ekor yang menyerupai cambuk
memiliki panjang 17 meter. Lelang diperkirakan mencapai lebih US$500.000.
Kerangka dinosaurus
betina yang diberinama Misty ditemukan di sebuah tambang di Wyoming, Amerika
Serikat. Ekspor kerangka ini ke Inggris diizinkan karena ditemukan di tanah
milik swasta.
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