Re: Mounted Spinosaurus in Marseille

[Jocelyn Falconnet <j.falconnet@gmail.com>]

Didn't even know that it had been on display... thank you Michael !

This specimen is a composite skeleton incorporating elements from three 
individuals from the Kem-Kem beds of Morocco. These individuals were 
apparently young, given that it measures 7.6 m in length.

It was presented at auction in Drouot in Paris in 2009 by François 
Escuillé - but the price proposed was lower than expected so it was not 
sold. The skeleton has been on display in the Toulouse Museum during 
Winter 2011 and was sent to the Marseille Museum afterwards. And - good 
news ! - the exhibition is prolonged until the 31st of December !

More information here (in French):
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/10/17/929115-francois-chasseur-de-dinosaures.html
http://www.20minutes.fr/paris/368532-Paris-Le-Spinosaurus-continuera-a-faire-de-vieux-os.php

More pictures there:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/museumdetoulouse/5285900724/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/museumdetoulouse/5285908246/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/museumdetoulouse/5285309513/in/photostream

And for French speakers, an interview of the curator of the Marseille 
Museum (with close-ups of the specimen !):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG17I3KiEMM

Le 23/11/2011 23:17, Michael Lange a écrit :
> Dear list,
>
> I just look at the homepage of the Natural History Museum Marseille (France) 
> and was surpised to see a mounted skeleton of Spinosaurus thats on display 
> there. Here you can see a picture of it:
>
> http://www.museum-marseille.org/spinosaure_flyer.pdf
>
> Michael


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