US EditionStegosaurus fossil fetches nearly $45M, setting record for dinosaur auctions
- Sotheby's auctioned the nearly complete fossilized remains of a Stegosaurus named "APEX" for $44.6 million, the highest price ever for a fossil.
- This auction marks the first time an auction house has sold a dinosaur specimen since its discovery.
- The skeleton, which is "virtually complete" with 254 of 319 bones, was mounted in an aggressive pose for exhibition.
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Stegosaurus fossil from Colorado fetches nearly $45M, setting record for dinosaur auctions
NEW YORK — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus found two years ago in Colorado fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby’s said. The fossil, dubbed “Apex,” is considered to be among the most complete ever found, according to the auction house. The price blew past a pre-sale estimate of $4 million to $6 million and past a prior auction record for dinosaur fossils — $31.8 million for the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex…
Colorado stegosaurus fossil fetches nearly $45 million, setting record for dinosaur auctions
NEW YORK — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus found in Colorado fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby’s said. The buyer’s name was not disclosed. The fossil, dubbed “Apex,” is considered to be among the most complete ever found, according to the auction house. The price blew past a pre-sale estimate of $4 million to $6 million and past a prior auction record for dinosaur fossils — $31.8 million for the remains …
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