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Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil Sells for $50.1 Million After Stegosaurus Sets Prior Record
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sold for $50.1 million after a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched $44.6 million at Sotheby’s. The New York Times reported the sales.
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A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sold for $50.1 million. The sale followed a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex that sold for $44.6 million and briefly set a new record price for dinosaur fossils.6 million at Sotheby’s.
Apex was recovered from fossil beds in Colorado and described as one of the most complete Stegosaurus skeletons found. The New York Times reported that the Stegosaurus record had briefly displaced Tyrannosaurus rex specimens from the highest prices paid for dinosaur fossils.
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