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This picture taken in Paris on August 31, 2021 shows a triceratops exposed ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October.
"Big John", the largest known triceratops, over 66 million years old and with an 8-metre long skeleton, is on display in Paris until October 20, before an auction the following day at Hotel Drouot. (Photo/Agencies)
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The skull of a triceratops hangs in a gallery where it is set to be exposed ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October, in Paris on August 31, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
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A woman walks past a gallery where a triceratops stands on a metal frame, set to be exposed ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October, in Paris on August 31, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
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A worker sorts the ribs of a triceratops ahead of its assembling in a gallery where it is scheduled to be exposed ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October. (Photo/Agencies)