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The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at auction is now on public display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
The fossil is also notable for being remarkably complete. About 80% of the skeleton's bones are accounted for, making it one of the most complete Stegosaurus fossils ever discovered. That completeness, in combination with other Stegosaurus fossils, will help paleontologists learn more about how Stegosaurus grew from kitten-size hatchlings to animals longer than a minibus.
Apex is 11.5 feet tall and 27 feet long. It is mounted with its spiked tail raised high, as if the dinosaur were about to defend itself. The specimen does not belong to AMNH, but is being loaned by its buyer, hedge fund manager and billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin. Griffin bought the skeleton at auction for $44.6 million in July 2024.
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