The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found, nicknamed Apex, sold for a record breaking $44.6 million at auction in New York.
Paleontologists have criticised sales of dinosaur skeletons, saying these finds should be preserved in museums and not sold to private bidders. Image: Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFPPaleontologists have criticised sales of dinosaur skeletons, saying these finds should be preserved in museums and not sold to private bidders. Image: Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFPEstimated to be 150 million years old, Apex is said to be “among the most complete skeletons ever found,” according to the auction house.
The previous auction record of $31.8 million for a dinosaur skeleton was set in 2020 for a Tyrannosaurus Rex nicknamed “Stan.” After the record-breaking sale, the auctioneer asked her colleague Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s global head of science, “do you need a cigarette?”Apex was discovered in May 2022 on the private land of paleontologist Jason Cooper. The auction house says it has collaborated with Cooper to “document the entire process, from discovery and excavation to restoration, preparation and mounting,” in order to guarantee the “highest standards and transparency.
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