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Dire wolf skull could fetch over $30,000 at auction

Laura Baisas

created: Aug. 19, 2025, 7:22 p.m. | updated: Aug. 29, 2025, 7:26 p.m.

Hot off of a whopping Martian meteorite auction earlier this summer, a dire wolf skull, fossilized cave bear, T. rex bones, and more are headed to the auction block next week. CREDIT: Heritage Auctions/HA.comDire wolf bonesAlso up for auction is a complete upper skull of a dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus). Numerous dire wolf fossils have been found in the famed La Brea Tar Pits outside of Los Angeles, California. The dire wolf is among the most famous Ice Age megafauna. CREDIT: Heritage Auctions/HA.comA predatory Cretaceous lizardIn addition to the dire wolf skull, a mosasaur skull belonging to the extinct apex predator lizard Tylosaurus proriger is also up for bid.

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