Home > 'Big John', largest-ever triceratops, goes under hammer

News
'Big John', largest-ever triceratops, goes under hammer

Description

"Big John", 66 million years old and the largest triceratops skeleton ever unearthed at eight metres long, goes up for auction in Paris on Thursday. He is expected to fetch up to 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million) at the Drouot auction house.

Added on the 21/10/2021 15:07:26 - Copyright : France 24 EN

To customise your video :

Generic export code

More videos on the subject

'Big John', the Triceratops that will go up for auction in France in October

Paris (France), Aug 31 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) The auction house Drouot will auction on October 21 the skeleton of a Triceratops that is more than 66 million years old. The dinosaur, nicknamed 'Big John', is estimated to fetch 1.5 million euros.FOOTAGE OF WORKERS PREPARING IN PARIS THE SKELETON OF THE TRICERATOPS THAT WILL GO UP FOR AUCTION IN OCTOBER.

31/08/2021 - EFE Inglés
Vin Diesel teases 'big surprise' for F9

'Fast & Furious' star Vin Diesel has teased a "big surprise" for fans in 'F9'.

11/03/2020 - BANG Showbiz
Big John - Parlez encore ft Armada Street | YouTRACE

13/09/2019 - Trace Urban
Lenny Kravitz, John Travolta and Billy Ray Cyrus among VMA presenters

MTV have announced a number of presenters for the upcoming Video Music Awards (VMAs), including Lenny Kravitz, Billy Ray Cyrus and John Travolta

22/08/2019 - BANG Showbiz
Andy Muschietti wants to remake The Howling

'It Chapter Two' director Andy Muschietti revealed that he wants to re-create the 1981 hit horror film 'The Howling'.

18/07/2019 - BANG Showbiz
John Cleese joins Clifford the Big Red Dog live-adaptation

John Cleese and Sienna Guillory have joined the live-adaptation of 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' alongside Jack Whitehall and Darby Camp.

12/06/2019 - BANG Showbiz