Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Ever Found Set for Auction at Sotheby's
The 150-million-year-old specimen, named 'Apex,' could fetch up to $6 million in July sale.
- Discovered in Colorado, 'Apex' measures 11 feet tall and 20 feet long.
- The fossil is 30% larger than the previous record-holder, 'Sophie,' in London.
- Auctioning fossils stirs debate over private ownership versus scientific access.
- The buyer receives 3D scan data to encourage research and educational use.
- Exhibition of 'Apex' will be open to the public in New York before the auction.