Most valuable dinosaur fossil has recently come to light or one can say it has slammed records for being the most valuable dinosaur fossil to be sold so far and it is stegosaurus skeleton. Also known as “Apex”, this leviathan went for an astonishing $44. 6 million at a New York City Sotheby’s auction last year.
It measures 11 feet high and is 27 feet long; thus, it is the largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found, and among the most complete ones. This incredible dinosaur is estimated to be 150-million years old, it has preserved as many as 254 bones which makes it possible to get a closer look at the internal structure of these plated monsters.
Industry analysts’ pre-auction predictions of its value ranged between $ 4 million and $ 6 million. But just when one didn’t expect it to happen, the bidding rose way past the estimates, clawing way past it and rising 11 times above the estimate. This sale breaks the previous record of the most expensive dinosaur, Stan who is a T-Rex and sold for $31. 8 million in the year 2020.
The unknown American buyer of Apex has suggested that they might donate this fantastic fossil to a museum, so that even more experts and people who are interested in prehistoric life could examine and enjoy it. Of course, some academics have expressed worries that important fossils will end up for the most part in private collections, but there is always the idea of public viewing.
Specifically, the greatest example of this interest is the success story of Apex, a toy that was captured by the maximum level of sales within several months of its availability in the market, and the great value that is given to these prehistoric initiatives. This magnetic stegosaurus skeleton, in a museum or a private collection, majestically will help to mesmerize people for many years ahead.