Skeleton of new species of dinosaur brings 30-minute bidding battle

Three bidders – one French, one Japanese and one Swedish – did battle for half an hour in the chase to acquire the skeleton of a new species of carnivorous dinosaur at a Paris auction this month.

The skeleton, which measures 28.5ft (8.7m) from nose to tail and is between 152 and 157 million year…

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