Dire Wolf Skull Cold Fetch over $ 30,000 at auction

Hot off of a Whopping Martian Meteorite Auction Earlier This Summer, A Dire Wolf Skull, Fossilized Cave Bear, T. Rex Bones, and more are headed to the auction block next week. Heritage Auctions’ Nature & Science Signature® Natural History Auction is Scheduled for Friday, August 29 at 11 am CDT.

“We are proud to present this auction of amazing speech, including real-life ‘monster’ –t least in fossil form –nd meteorites that span the fartest reaches of Oouter Space,” Craig Kissic, “Craig Kissick,” Craig Kissic Nature & Science for Heritage Auctions, said in a statement. “Not to mention an array of colorful gemstones, collectible gold speech, and rare scientific memorabilia not to be missed. Items represening the best in quality of many different variatis. “

A petrified slab of wood. it has red, blue, and orange rings
A Petrified Slab of Wood Dating Back to the Triassic. It is estimated to sell for $ 12,000 or more at auction. Credit: Heritage Auctions/Ha.com

Clan of the Cave Bear

Cave Bears (Ursus speelaeus) Stomped through present day europe during the pleistocene epoch, about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Scientists have unheamed the skulls of more than 100,000 Cave Bears in European Cave Deposits, and the one UP for Sale was found in Present Day Romania. The fossilized skeleton that is up for auction clocks in at eight-fit-tall.

a skeleton of a cabe bear standing up on its legs
The Cave Bear Skeleton was discovered in Present Day Romania. It is estimated to sell for $ 25,000 or more. Credit: Heritage Auctions/Ha.com

Dire wolf bones

Also up for auction is a complete upper skull of a dire wolf (Aenocyon DirusDire wolves also live during the pleistocene, roaming north and south america with their achy joints. Numerous Dire Wolf Fossils Have Been Found in the Famed La Brea Tar Pits Outside of Los Angeles, California. The Specimen that’s up for auction also has a cast mandible (or jaw bone) to complete the skull.

A Dire Wolf Skull
The dire wolf is among the most famous ice age megafauna. It is expected to sell for $ 30,000 or more. Credit: Heritage Auctions/Ha.com

A predator creationous lizard

In addition to the dire wolf skull, a mosasaur skull belonging to the extinct ax predator lizard Tylosaurus proriger is also up for bid. Tylosaurus proriger was a fearsome predator that stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous Period 66 to 92 Million Years ago. The skull up for auction has a Near complete set of cone-shaped teeth.

A Skull Belonging to an Extinct Prehistoric Reportile Called a Mososaur. it has many very sharp teeth
The mosasaur skull is expected to sell for $ 30,000 or more. Credit: Heritage Auctions/Ha.com

A giant woolly mammoth tusk; iridescent ammonite fossil that shimmers with green, gold, blue, and purple; A colorful and petrified conifer slab; And more area also up for bid.

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