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‘Saber-toothed tiger’ skeleton up for auction – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post

A nearly 40-million-year-old skeleton belonging to what is popularly called a saber-toothed tiger is going under the hammer next week in Geneva, a year after its…

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A nearly 40-million-year-old skeleton belonging to what is popularly called a saber-toothed tiger is going under the hammer next week in Geneva, a year after its discovery on a US ranch.
The skeleton, some 120 centimeters long, is expected to fetch between 60,000 and 80,000 Swiss francs ($66,560 to $88,750; 55,300 to 73,750 euros) at auction on December 8 in the Swiss city.
“This fossil is exceptional, above all for its conservation: it’s 37 million years old, and it’s 90-percent complete,” Bernard…

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