Billionaire investor Ken Griffin was the highest bidder for the largest and best stegosaurus fossil ever discovered, which was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday. The record price reached $44.6 million, making it the most expensive of its kind ever offered at auction.
The rare find, named ‘Apex’ and exceeding estimates by more than 11 times, is a nearly complete skeleton consisting of 319 bones and dating back more than 150 million years. It is 3.4 meters tall and 8.2 meters long from the snout to the tip of its tail.
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As reported by CNBC, the founder and CEO of Citadel, claimed the rare fossil among six interested parties and within 15 minutes he managed to win it. People close to him said that he intends to lend it to an American institution.
“Apex was born in America and will stay in America!” Griffin reportedly said after the auction.
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The unique fossil was found on the property of professional fossil hunter Jason Cooper, near the town of Dinosaur in Moffat County, Colorado, in May 2022.
Source: www.zougla.gr
