"The largely complete skeleton was then shipped to Germany for restoration and mounting before returning to the US in 1995 to take centre stage at the opening of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center."
"The skeleton consists of more than 70% original fossil material-smaller bones, such as ribs, which are more vulnerable to being lost, eroded or scavenged, are absent."
"Trey has been examined by the renowned palaeontologist Andre LuJan, who has previously called for a higher bar for documentation of excavated dinosaurs coming to market."
A young triceratops skeleton, named 'Trey', sold for $5.5 million on Joopiter, Pharrell Williams' auction platform. Dating back 66 million years, it was excavated in 1993 from Wyoming. The skeleton, measuring 5.3 meters long, consists of over 70% original fossil material. It was restored in Germany and displayed at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center for nearly 30 years. The sale included original excavation documentation, and the skeleton's incomplete frill indicates it was a sub-adult. Experts emphasize the need for better documentation for dinosaur sales.
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