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Meet 'Big John': World's biggest triceratops on sale in Paris

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A Paris auction house will seek to sell in October the world's biggest known example of the dinosaur triceratops, known as "Big John", with the spectacular skeleton on show to the public beforehand, organisers said Tuesday.

Added on the 01/09/2021 11:12:49 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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