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☆ Stegosaurus skeleton sets auction record, selling for $44.6 million
  + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —A Stegosaurus skeleton has become the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction, being snapped up for $44.6 million in New York. The dinosaur fossil was sold on Wednesday to an anonymous buyer after it was sought after by seven bidders, according to Sotheby’s, the auction house handling the sale. The fossil, nicknamed “Apex,” smashed its pre-sale estimate, which was between $4 million and $6 million. Apex became the most valuable fossil ever sold at an auction, according to Sotheby's. According to Sotheby’s, it sold “Sue,” a Tyrannosaurus rex and the first ever dinosaur to be sold at auction, for $8.4 million in 1997.
Persons: ”, Jason Cooper, Sotheby’s, Steve Brusatte, ” Brusatte, ” Sotheby’s, Apex, Sue, “ Stan Organizations: CNN, Apex, Scotland’s University of Edinburgh Locations: New York, Moffat County , Colorado, U.S, America, Sotheby’s
☆ Stegosaurus fossil goes on sale - but not everyone is happy
  + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
The “exceptional” and “virtually complete” dinosaur fossil, which is 11 feet tall and 20 feet long, will be sold as part of Sotheby’s annual Geek Week. Paleontologists have questioned the sale of such specimens to private bidders, arguing that these finds should be preserved in museums or other public spaces. Nevertheless, that will not stop the auction of the 150-million-year-old fossil from going ahead in New York on July 17. Apex, as it has been nicknamed, is the “finest Stegosaurus specimen to come to market,” Sotheby’s said in a press release Wednesday. It is expected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million, making it one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever offered up for sale, the auction house added.
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