The juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton, discovered in 1996 in Wyoming, is hitting the auction block and is estimated to be around 150 million years old. It represents an impressive specimen in private hands with 139 original fossil bone elements, including an intact skull with 57 components and 43 fossilized teeth. The fossil has full mineralization, resulting in deep grey-to-black coloration. It is anatomically reassembled with accuracy for display, posed mid-action on a custom metal armature, and is expected to sell for $3.5 million at auction.
This nearly complete juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton from the Late Jurassic period is an extraordinary specimen, estimated to be around 150 million years old, discovered in Wyoming.
The skeleton contains 139 original fossil bone elements, including a remarkably intact skull with 57 individual fossil components and a complete set of 43 fossilized teeth.
The fossilized bones have undergone full mineralization, achieving a deep grey-to-black coloration, and have been anatomically reassembled with accuracy typically reserved for museum displays.
Pitched in a dynamic pose with jaws wide, this mount is designed with a custom metal armature for stability, expected to fetch $3.5 million at auction.
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