million year old

Fossils up for Auction in London

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On April 20th, Bloomsbury Auctions will auction off a 35-million year old sabre-tooth cat skull. The skull, which is intact and in outstanding condition, was discovered in South Dakota is expected to go for at least $8,000-12,000. Also at the auction, there will be several other fossilized items. A 200-million year old, 2-meter long aquatic lizard known as an ichthyosaurus is expected to fetch $35,000-50,000 dollars. Other lots include 120-million year old fossilized Hadrosaur eggs from China and 160-million year old sauropod excrement valued at approximately $1,000.

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