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The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy

Williams, Paige, author

Overview

In 2012, a New York auction catalogue boasted an unusual offering: \"a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton.\" In fact, Lot 49135 consisted of a nearly complete T. bataar, a close cousin to the most famous animal that ever lived. Eric Prokopi, a thirty-eight-year-old Floridian, was the man who had brought this extraordinary skeleton to market. A onetime swimmer who spent his teenage years diving for shark teeth, Prokopi's singular obsession with fossils fueled a thriving business hunting, preparing, and selling specimens to clients ranging from natural history museums to avid private collectors like actor Leonardo DiCaprio. But there was a problem. This time, facing financial strain, had Prokopi gone too far?

• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Subject: Prokopi, Eric. / Fossils Collection and preservation. / Fossils Collection and preservation Mongolia. / Tyrannosaurus.
• ISBN: 9780316382533, 0316382531

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
QE718.W55 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE