Dinosaur Fossils Auctioned Off

The skeleton of a prehistoric sabre toothed dinosaur is seen during a presentation at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The dinosaurs are part of a collection of fossils, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital  December 1 and 2. (AP)

The skeleton of a prehistoric <i>Spinosaurus</i> is seen during a presentation to the public at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The dinosaurs are part of a collection of fossils, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital December 1 and 2. (AP)

The fossil of a prehistoric <i>Steneosaurus</i> crocodile is seen during a presentation to the public at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The fossils are part of a collection of dinosaurs, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital December 1 and 2. (AP)

The skeleton of a prehistoric <i>Spinosaurus</i> is seen during a presentation to the public at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The dinosaurs are part of a collection of fossils, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital December 1 and 2. (AP)

The fossil of a prehistoric Sabbalites palm tree with a <i>diplomystus dentatus </i>and <i>Knightia Eocaena </i>fishes is seen during a presentation to the public at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The fossils are part of a collection of dinosaurs, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital December 1 and 2. (AP)

The skeleton of a prehistoric <i>Spinosaurus</i> is seen during a presentation to the public at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The dinosaurs are part of a collection of fossils, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital Dec. 1 and 2. (AP)

The skeleton of a prehistoric sabre toothed dinosaur is seen during a presentation at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The dinosaurs are part of a collection of fossils, minerals and paleontological curiosities auctioned in the French capital December 1 and 2. (AP)