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NYC faces flash flooding disrupting subways, a heated mayoral race with Cuomo running as an independent, wealthy residents reacting to proposed tax hikes, and a rare dinosaur skeleton selling for $30 million at auction.

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Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for $30 million at 'Geek Week' auction

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  • A meteorite from Mars sold for over $5 million at Sotheby's Geek Week auction. 5s
  • The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was included in the auction. 10s
  • A juvenile dinosaur skeleton sold for more than $30 million, far above its estimate. 18s
  • The skeleton was assembled from nearly 140 fossil bones and measures over two metres tall and three metres long. 29s
  • The dinosaur is believed to be a Cetrasaurus from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago. 44s
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Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for $30 million at 'Geek Week' auction
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Africanews
16 hours ago
Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for $30 million at 'Geek Week' auction

A juvenile dinosaur skeleton sold for over $30 million at Sotheby's Geek Week auction in New York, far exceeding its estimate.

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