Apex: The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever discovered will earn millions at auction

The largest and perfect Stegosaurus when it is discovered is ready for auction next week in New York, as expected.

The peak of the name of 150 billion years to 11 feet (3.3 meters) and almost 27 feet (8.2 meters) was announced on Wednesday for an exhibition at Sazabies and was set up on July 17. Masu. Cassandra Hutton, head of Sotheby's science and popular culture department, highlighted the rarity of the discovery. “It’s 79 to 85 percent fossil,” she said. "If you find half of dinosaurs, this is considered an important scientific discovery. 60 % are incredible.

Trading is probably alive, and due to the auction house evaluation, the peak cost is $ 4 to $ 6 million. Such sales of dinosaur's desired fossils have caused criticism of the science community. This stipulates that discovery should be stored in museums and other public places, not sold to private participants.

The name apex was given to emphasize the fame of the Stegosaur family. Hatton said the dinosaur was "incredible." "Who gets excited about these popular creatures?" I think we've been talking about this forever. We've integrated them into our mythology, into the concepts of dragons and Godzilla.

Apex was discovered in May 2022 on the private property of paleontologist Jason Cooper in the Morrison Formation in Colorado, USA. Sotheby's worked closely with Cooper to document the entire process of discovery, excavation, restoration, preparation and installation.

"That way we can guarantee the authenticity of the animal by actually seeing it come out of the ground and understanding how it was prepared and all the processes that went into getting it here," Hutton said. "The sacrum is fused, which indicates he had arthritis. There are no traces of bites or other signs of battle, so it is likely that it died of old age. »»

The experts were able to discover that the animal died with its tail, folded under its body. "Thus, it was in the installation of death, like a dog, a coyote or any other animal who knows that he is dying, will swing on himself, and that's what this animal has Also done, "said Hatton. Stegosaurus skeletons are already on display around the world. According to Sotheby’s, Apex is 30 percent larger than Sophie, the most complete stegosaurus on public display to date, which is housed in the Natural History Museum in London.