Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur

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Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur

Zephyr, a skeleton of a dinosaur in the Iguanodon genus which was unearthed 70% complete in Colorado, will go up for auction on October 20. Zephyr, Iguanodontia, Camptosauridae, Morrison formation, Tithonian, Late Jurassic, Moffat County, Colorado, 130 x 325 x 75 cm/ 51.18 x 127.95 x 29.52 in. Estimate: €400,000/500,000 In July, Zephyr stood guard over the king’s bedchamber at Vaux-le-Vicomte Chateau, just outside of Paris, against a backdrop of 18th-century paintings and furniture. From August 6 to September 7, the fossil stole the spotlight at Nouvelles Galeries in Annecy, and from October 5 to 9 it will take up residence at the Xavier

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