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| Wyoming diplodocus skeleton auctioned in West Sussex | Wyoming diplodocus skeleton auctioned in West Sussex |
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| A diplodocus skeleton, which is believed to be one of only six relatively complete specimens in the world, will be auctioned later. | |
| The 17m-long (56ft) dinosaur was dug out of a quarry in Wyoming, US, before being assembled in Rotterdam. | |
| It was then taken to Summers Place Auctions, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, where it is expected to make between £400,000 and £600,000. | It was then taken to Summers Place Auctions, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, where it is expected to make between £400,000 and £600,000. |
| The Natural History Museum has ruled itself out of bidding for the skeleton. | The Natural History Museum has ruled itself out of bidding for the skeleton. |
| The dinosaur, named Misty, was discovered by the teenage sons of German palaeontologist Raimund Albersdoerfer. | The dinosaur, named Misty, was discovered by the teenage sons of German palaeontologist Raimund Albersdoerfer. |
| They had travelled to the US to help their father dig up a different skeleton before being allowed to try and find their own fossils. It was then they came across the diplodocus. | They had travelled to the US to help their father dig up a different skeleton before being allowed to try and find their own fossils. It was then they came across the diplodocus. |
| 'Sorry to see her go' | 'Sorry to see her go' |
| The Natural History Museum, in London, said it would not buy the dinosaur despite its famous diplodocus only being a cast of one displayed in Pittsburgh. | The Natural History Museum, in London, said it would not buy the dinosaur despite its famous diplodocus only being a cast of one displayed in Pittsburgh. |
| And that skeleton cast is itself made up of two different diplodocuses. | |
| Auctioneer James Rylands said: "We will be sorry to see her go - the downside of being an auctioneer is that once you've sold something you very seldom get to see it again. | Auctioneer James Rylands said: "We will be sorry to see her go - the downside of being an auctioneer is that once you've sold something you very seldom get to see it again. |
| "Hopefully this won't be the case with Misty. It's more likely to be bought by a museum. | "Hopefully this won't be the case with Misty. It's more likely to be bought by a museum. |
| "There's a fast developing museum market in Asia and the Middle East. | "There's a fast developing museum market in Asia and the Middle East. |
| "The other big thing is upmarket shopping malls or hotels, especially in the US, because of their high ceilings and atriums. | "The other big thing is upmarket shopping malls or hotels, especially in the US, because of their high ceilings and atriums. |
| "Within the context of a shopping mall you can make a real wow statement." | "Within the context of a shopping mall you can make a real wow statement." |
| The auction is expected to begin at 14:00 GMT on Wednesday. | The auction is expected to begin at 14:00 GMT on Wednesday. |