Mammoth skeleton auctioned for $643,900

Lyon (France), Dec 17 (ANI): 15000-year-old Wooly Mammoth skeleton was auctioned at staggering $643, 900 in French city of Lyon on Sunday. The skeleton of the ice-age extinct elephant species stands 3-metre tall with three meter long tusks. The skeleton was purchased by Strasbourg-based construction company Soprema who sells coating products named Mammouth. The company plans to put the skeleton on display in their headquarters.