Biggest Dinosaur skeleton will be put up for auction in Paris!!!
An extraordinary auction is going to be held in Paris, in which the skeleton of 'Vulcan', one of the largest dinosaurs that roamed the earth 150 million years ago, will be auctioned. French auction company Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa has announced this auction, in which the "most complete" and huge skeleton of the dinosaur will be kept.
After the pre-registration bid for the auction of this skeleton opened in July, its estimated price has been fixed at US $ 11-22 million (about Rs 92-185 crore). The majestic Apatosaurus skeleton was discovered in Wyoming, USA in 2018. Its length is 20.50 meters, in which about 80 percent of the bones are of Vulcan dinosaur. "Vulcan is the largest and most complete dinosaur of all time. It is the oldest ever discovered," said Olivier Collin du Bocage, founder and auctioneer of Collin du Bocage.
What is the history of dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 2.3 billion years ago. They flourished in the Mesozoic era. This era is divided into three parts: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. The Triassic period was about 250 to 201 million years ago. The first dinosaurs were born in it. At this time all the continents of the Earth were joined together. The earlier dinosaurs were small and light in size. The Jurassic period is from 201 to 145 million years ago. The diversity of dinosaurs increased in this period. In this period, giant dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex evolved. At this time the continents began to separate, giving birth to new environments.
Meteor collision and the end of dinosaurs
The Cretaceous period was 145 to 66 million years ago. This was the last era of dinosaurs. During this period, dinosaurs had become important creatures on earth, but a large meteorite hit and destroyed them and many other species. Dinosaurs became extinct 660 million years ago, but their descendants, birds, are still alive today. Scientists are still studying their evolution and characteristics.
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