Dinosaurs' hard to chew because of the crisis

A nearly complete skeleton of the T-Rex tyrant dinosaur ( photo ) could not find a buyer at the auction held last weekend in Las Vegas, USA.

This is the skeleton of the female dinosaur named Samson, 66 million years old, discovered in 1992 in the state of South Dakota, valued at $ 6-8 million by the auction house Bonhams & Butterfields. The latest auction brought in $ 3.6 million, far below the $ 8.36 million in 1997 for the skeleton of the tyrant dinosaur.

Samson - Samson (Photo: Getty Images)

The fact that Samson and other dinosaur skeletons are difficult to sell shows that items dating back millions of years cannot avoid the impact of the economic crisis.

Professor Larry Lawson, the oncologist, spent just under $ 1 million to buy two versions of a notorious dinosaur about home and office decorations and will open the door for groups of students to visit. ' I care about dinosaurs from a young age. I just came to see who bought T-Rex and if I could buy something. Price is really hard to come by, 'said Lawson.

The record of this auction belongs to a 5m long fossil fish, the second longest in the world, reaching $ 422,000 compared with the estimated price of $ 250,000.