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This nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar is set to go on auction. It is one of many rare natural history specimens Heritage Auctions plans to sell on May 20. An Asian relative of the North American Tyrannosaurus rex, this specimen's estimated value is between $1.4 and $1.8 million.
Preparing for the Auction
(Image credit: Wynne Parry)
Four days before the auction, workers put the specimens to be auctioned off on display. The showroom is open to the public in the days before the auction.
Rare Minerals
(Image credit: Wynne Parry)
The auction plans to sell not only dinosaur fossils, but also meteorites, tufts of mammoth hair and minerals, including those shown above. Only the taxidermy is not on display.
Wynne was a reporter at The Stamford Advocate. She has interned at Discover magazine and has freelanced for The New York Times and Scientific American's web site. She has a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Utah.
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