1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comGeorge Rule Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/ruley/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3ebxQYBuaX"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/complete-dinosaur-skeleton-for-sale-in-british-auction/">Complete Dinosaur Skeleton for Sale in British Auction</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/complete-dinosaur-skeleton-for-sale-in-british-auction/embed/#?secret=3ebxQYBuaX" width="600" height="338" title="“Complete Dinosaur Skeleton for Sale in British Auction” — The Escapist" data-secret="3ebxQYBuaX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Image Source: Wikipedia The giant skeleton of a Diplodocus longus is to be auctioned off next month and could go for as much as $1million. Dinosaur fossils are usually very difficult to obtain. The amount of specialist equipment required to excavate them from the ground, along with the time required to delicately clean and restore them means that researchers are usually the only people who go through the painstaking process. Luckily for the general public, many of these specimens get donated to museums for all to see. But now, a rare dinosaur skeleton is to be put up for auction, […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/614/614925.jpg