NEW YORK (AP) — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby’s said. The buyer’s name was not disclosed. The fossil, dubbed “Apex,” is ...

Earlier this year, a fossilized stegosaurus skeleton (nicknamed “Apex” due to its rarity and unusual high quality) sold for a whopping $44.6 million to hedgefund billionaire Ken Griffin. That was the ...

As academics fear being priced out of the fossil market, a private company announced that it aims to raise $13.75 million by selling shares in a stegosaurus fossil. By Zachary Small With dinosaur ...

"Apex," a 150 million-year-old Stegosaurus that is the most complete and well-preserved specimen of its size ever discovered, is seen on display for a media preview at Sotheby's in New York City on ...

Ken Griffin, who purchased the fossil, has loaned the specimen to the American Museum of Natural History. Apex, the Stegosaurus, on view in the American Museum of Natural History’s Richard Gilder ...

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That eye-watering price helped Apex best the previous record holder, a T-rex known as Stan, which sold for $32 million in 2020. In addition to the loan, Griffin has also given the museum permission ...

The fossil is still being excavated at Bone Cabin Quarry in Wyoming. Courtesy Rally “As we’ve seen the privatization of some of these dinosaurs be way more publicized, people are realizing they can ...

Stegosaurus is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs, with its massive plates and spiked tail. But there’s more to this Jurassic giant than meets the eye. This documentary dives into Stegosaurus' ...

The American Museum of Natural History is relocating Apex, a 150-million-year-old skeleton, to a new spot near its dinosaur halls. By Ed Shanahan Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at the ...

The world’s most expensive dinosaur has found a home at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City—at least for now. Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin bought the fossil, a Stegosaurus ...