A new stegosaurus fossil named Apex, purchased by billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin for a record $44.6 million, is unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History. The fossil, one of the most complete and largest ever discovered, will be on loan to the museum for the next four years.
A new stegosaurus fossil named Apex, which was bought by billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin , is unveiled while it is on loan for the next four years to the American Museum of Natural History, December 5, 2024 in New York, NY.The museum made it clear we could expect to see a spectacular specimen that would “rival the ranks of storied favorites” such as Sue, the spectacular and beloved. Suffice it to say the AMNH delivered.
Following a countdown from a bevy of schoolchildren at the front of the crowd, curtains were drawn to reveal Apex, one of the most complete and largest fossils yet discovered. The fossil was bought for a record-breaking $44.6 million last July—it’s the most expensive ever sold at auction. Apex (named, aptly, for its size) is 11.5 feet tall and 27 feet long, and it died around 150 million years ago—the peak era for stegosaurus in terms of species diversity and population density. A considerable amount—roughly 80 percent—of Apex’s skeleton was recovered, and compared with other specimens with similar amounts of skeletal material, this specimen’s fossilization process preserved its three-dimensional characteristics exceptionally well
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