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Why collect Ferraris when you can own a T-Rex?
Dinosaur fossils are much sought after these days, with private collectors treating them like precious gems, manuscripts or fine art
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A winged Pteranodon skeleton, displayed at Sotheby's in New York City on July 10, is expected to fetch up to US$6 million.
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Chris Bryant
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One thing that parents and their children can agree on is that dinosaurs are amazing. Our planet was once home to fantastical beasts and we know this because palaeontologists painstakingly reveal the magnificent skeletons buried beneath our feet.
Yet today, awestruck museum visitors are not the only ones to gawp at these natural wonders. They are collected like precious gems, manuscripts or fine art. They are prized by the Hollywood, technology and financial elite and auctioned off to the highest bidder.
