by Philippe Dufour
Big John, Triceratops horridus. Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous, Hell Creek formation, Mud Butte ranch, South-West Perkins County, South Dakota. Total length of the mounted skeleton: 715 cm/281.51 in. Height of the hips: 270 cm/106.31 in. Skull: 262 x 200 cm/103.15 x 78.74 in. Estimate: €1.2/1.5 M
The impressive Triceratops Horridus skull sold at Binoche et Giquello (€177,800) on March 7, 2017, is still a fresh memory. This time, the Parisian auction house has the pleasure of inviting an entire individual to its “Naturalia” auction—a yearly event where an Allosaurus fetched €3,067,400 on October 13, 2020 . Named Big John for its imposing size, this large male roamed the flood plains of Laramidia, the island-continent that stretched from present-day Alaska to Mexico during the Late Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago. Read more