Format:
Book
Author:
Williams, Paige, author.
Title:
The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy / Paige Williams.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
Description:
xxii, 410 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary:
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. The fossils now on display in a Manhattan event space had been unearthed in Mongolia, more than 6,000 miles away. At eight-feet high and 24 feet long, the specimen was spectacular, and when the gavel sounded the winning bid was over $1 million. 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? As the T. bataar went to auction, a network of paleontologists alerted the government of Mongolia to the eye-catching lot. As an international custody battle ensued, Prokopi watched as his own world unraveled.
Subjects:
Prokopi, Eric.
Fossils -- Collection and preservation.
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Mongolia.
Tyrannosaurus.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (289-381) and index.
LCCN:
bl2018137632
ISBN:
9780316382533
Other Number:
1043403360
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
108787
Call Number:
560.7 WIL
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
1
# System items in:
1