The auctioned T-Rex comes to the dinosaur museum in Aathal ZH
Published: Thursday, Dec 14th 2023, 12:50
Updated At: Thursday, Dec 14th 2023, 12:50
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The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex auctioned off in Zurich in spring has found a new home. "Trinity" will be on display at the Dinosaur Museum in Aathal ZH for a year from the end of January 2024.
The Aathal Dinosaur Museum announced on Thursday that it was delighted to be the first museum to make the skeleton accessible to the general public. The skeleton, called "Trinity", was purchased at auction in April for around 4.8 million francs by the Belgian Phoebus Foundation.
The 11.6 meter long and 3.9 meter high skeleton comes from three Tyrannosaurus finds in the US states of Wyoming and Montana. Around 50 percent of the bones from "Trinity" are authentic.
"Trinity" to move to Belgium later
Trinity" is to find its final home in Antwerp, Belgium. There, the so-called "Boerentoren" ("Farmer's Tower") will be turned into a museum. Built in 1931, the "Boerentoren" was the first skyscraper in Europe at the time
The fact that "Trinity" is making a detour to Aathal before its move to Belgium is probably no coincidence: The specialists at the dinosaur museum had already taken care of the fossil's bones, which are around 67 million years old, before the auction in Zurich. The skeleton was on display in Zurich's Tonhalle for around three weeks before the auction.
According to the press release, the bones will now be scientifically examined to learn more about the find. "This is the beginning of an exciting new life for this ancient skeleton," Katharina Van Cauteren, CEO of the Phoebus Foundation, is quoted as saying.
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