Quoting ABC News "The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found is heading to auction next month with an estimated value of up to $6 million.
The specimen, known as "Apex," was excavated near Colorado's Morrison Formation, close to the town of Dinosaur, in 2023, according to the Sotheby's auction house.
A part of the armored dinosaur was first discovered on the nearby property of commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper, according to the auction house. In total, it measures 11 feet tall and 20 feet long and includes 247 fossil bones. The dinosaur is believed to be between 146 million and 161 million years old.
Paul David Polly, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Indiana University, said auctions often put the focus on finding complete dinosaurs versus studying the surrounding environment, giving an incomplete picture of the specimen."
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