Dinosaurs in Las Vegas?
Yes, but only for sale.
Yesterday, the Venetian attempted to auction off 170 bones of a 66 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Samson.
Samson, discovered in the 1980s in South Dakota, is one of just three near-complete T. rex sets of bones in the world.
The reserve by Bonhams & Butterfields wasn't disclosed, but when bidding began at $2.5 million and ended at $3.7 million, it wasn't enough. In 1997, a T. rex sold for $8.3 million, and there was hope for Samson going to at least $6 million.
About 50 other fossils were also on the bidding block, with better success at selling (to the tune of $1.7 million).
As for Samson, he will continue to be shown at The Venetian until sold.
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