Ammon News - Scientists and designers unveiled on ​Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the U.S. ‌in a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather.

The teal-coloured bag will be displayed on a rock in a cage under a replica of a T. rex at Amsterdam's Art Zoo museum until May ​11 after which it will be auctioned, with a reported starting price of more ​than half a million dollars.

Scientists behind the initiative said the material was ⁠developed using ancient protein fragments extracted from dinosaur remains that were inserted into an unidentified animal's ​cell to produce collagen that was turned into leather.

Reuters