Stegosaurus Skeleton Sold for Record $44.6 Million

Ken Griffin buys the most complete stegosaurus fossil ever found, planning to loan it to a U.S. institution

The fossil, nicknamed 'Apex,' was discovered in Colorado in 2022 by paleontologist Jason Cooper.
Apex measures 11 feet tall and 27 feet long, making it the largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found.
The sale at Sotheby's far exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $4-6 million.
Griffin's purchase broke the previous dinosaur fossil auction record of $31.8 million set by a T. rex in 2020.
There is ongoing debate among paleontologists about the ethics of selling significant fossils to private collectors.