![]() What these intriguing natural and man-made objects all have in common is that they constitute a fascinating contemporary cabinet of curiosities. rex Trinity will be offered, presents items from a variety of eclectic fields, including natural history, space exploration and entertainment memorabilia. The ‘ Out of This World ’ auction at Koller, in which the T. Items taken out of their traditional context often take on a new and interesting signifi - cance’. A dinosaur doesn’t have to been shown in a museum, it can also be in an unexpected public space, or even in someone’s home. Link, Head of Department for ’Out of This World’, adds: ‘Exhibiting Trinity in the Tonhalle is in keeping with the spirit of the contemporary cabinet of curiosities. The choice of the Tonhalle Zurich as the exhibition venue for TRX-293 TRINTY is particularly appropriate for Cyril Koller, owner and CEO of Koller Auctions : ‘It was in the Kongresshaus, situated in the same building complex as the Tonhalle, where Koller held its very first auction 65 years ago’. From 29 March to 16 April, concert-goers as well as visitors who have reserved time slots will be able to admire the impressive Tyrannosaurus rex in a unique setting on the Lake of Zurich. The giant skeleton of TRX-TRINITY will be displayed in the magnificent main lobby of the historic Tonhalle con - cert hall in Zurich. TRX-293 TRINITY would certainly be an astonishing attraction in any museum in the world’. The quality of the restoration plus the quality of the mount sort of breathes life again into the specimen, which lived millions and millions of years ago. ‘ It’s one of the most impressive mounts I’ve seen. ‘I was impressed when I saw it, because it all seems to fit together so nicely’, said Dr Hans-Jakob Siber, palaeon- tologist and director of the Dinosaur Museum in Aathal, Switzerland. The very fine bones from inside the skull are usually lost, and these are also preserved in Trinity’. ‘I was particularly surprised that not only the vertebrae, but also the filigree spines of the dorsal and cervical verte - brae are present. ‘In all three specimens, the preparation was done very well, and the whole is very well preserved’, said Knötschke. But here we have original Tyrannosaurus skull bones, all from the same specimen’. ‘In fact, most dinosaurs are found without their skulls. ‘Dinosaur skulls are very rare they are among the most valuable components of fossil skeletons’, said scientific advisor Nils Knötschke, one of the world’s leading fossil preparators. Trinity’s rarity and importance is in large part due to its incredibly well-preserved skull, which comes from a single specimen. ![]() For an entire dinosaur, this process often takes between seven and ten years – an enormous effort for a team of pal - aeontologists, preparators and conservators. Įach of Trinity’s 293 bones was painstakingly excavated, cleaned and restored before it could be assembled. The Zurich auction is therefore an exceptional opportunity to acquire such a fossil of the highest quality. ![]() ![]() rex specimens which have been unearthed are almost all now in institutional collections. According to the April 2021 scientific journal Nature, only 32 skeletons of adult T. This is only possible if the conditions are right – and why fossil finds are so rare. Fossils of dinosaurs and other living things have formed over the course of tens of thousands to hundreds of mil - lions of years. ![]()
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