{"id":38971,"date":"2024-06-04T07:21:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T05:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/619b669a-d4c4-4e87-8bb1-8c5bdc0889b9"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T06:27:28","slug":"controversy-as-largest-stegosaurus-skeleton-set-to-sell-for-6million-at-new-york-auction","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/controversy-as-largest-stegosaurus-skeleton-set-to-sell-for-6million-at-new-york-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversy as largest stegosaurus skeleton set to sell for $6million at New York auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

This remarkable specimen is due to be sold at auction. It also highlights the intriguing debate over the sale of dinosaur fossils. <\/p>

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Published: Tuesday, 04 June 2024 at 05:21 AM<\/p>

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The largest and most complete stegosaurus fossil ever discovered, known as ‘Apex’, is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s on July 17, during their ‘Geek Week’.<\/strong><\/p>

Excavated on private land in Moffat County, Colorado, near the town of Dinosaur between 2022-2023, Apex measures 11 feet tall and 20 feet long and includes 247 fossil bones. Believed to be between 146 and 161 million years old, this specimen is expected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million.<\/p>