Dinosaurs

Biggest, most complete dinosaur skeleton to go on sale on November 16

The stage is set for "Vulcain", one of the biggest dinosaurs that roamed the earth 150 million years ago, to go under the hammer on November 16 in Paris. French auction houses Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa have announced that the most complete and largest dino skeleton to be auctioned has already crossed its original estimates to USD 11- USD 22 million (approx Rs 92-185 crore) since pre-registration bidding opened in July. The majestic Apatosaurus skeleton was discovered in Wyoming in the US in 2018 and measures 20.50 metres with approximately 80 per cent of bones belonging to the same dinosaur - making it the most complete dinosaur skeleton to be discovered. Vulcain is the largest and most complete dinosaur that stands above them all. It is the ancient find of a lifetime, Olivier Collin du Bocage, founder and auctioneer of Collin du Bocage, said in a statement. With the market for dinosaur skeleton continuing to surge since the sale of T-Rex Sue in 1997 for USD 8.4 million and t

Bollywood Park, Dinosaur Park get South Delhi civic body nod for creation

The parks were approved by the SDMC in its standing committee meeting on Friday

What a $32 million dinosaur can tell us about this year's art auctions

The sale of a $30 million sculpture cast 50 years ago might not tell you much about a $15,000 drawing made last month, but it could- and often does-give you some sense of where the winds are blowing

Looking for survival: The hidden life revealed inside dinosaur bones

: Life exists almost everywhere on Earth. Bacteria thrive in hydrothermal vents, fungi grow inside Chernobyl, nematode worms crawl under Antarctic ice fields

'Treasure trove' of 85 well-preserved dinosaur footprints discovered in UK

The footprints were uncovered during the past four winters, when strong storms and storm surges led to periods of collapse of the sandstone and mudstone cliffs

New species of gigantic sauropod dinosaur found in Tanzania

The new dinosaur is called Shingopana songwensis

New study redraws family tree of dinosaur

The finding also suggests that family groupings of dinosaurs need to be rearranged and re-named

Dinosaurs were declining long before asteroid strike: study

According to new research, factors like break-up of continental land masses, sustained volcanic activity may have influenced the gradual decline of dinosaurs