Kenneth Griffin, billionaire hedge funder He paid $44.6 million (more than 1,600 million baht) to own a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton. “Stegosaurus” was auctioned in New York by Sotheby's. It is the highest price in history. For auctions in this categoryFossil That's more than the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that was purchased for $32 million four years ago.
Stegosaurus Skeleton Nicknamed “Apex,” this creature measured 11 feet long and about 27 feet from snout to tail. Of the 319 fossils found, 254 bones were found, suggesting it was a large, powerful adult. The approximately 150-million-year-old fossil was discovered by commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper on private land in Moffat County, Colorado, in 2022. Cooper is leading the auction. It was initially expected to sell for just $4-6 million.
Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, wanted to bring this skeleton back to life. Who contacted auction record in this categoryFossil Longer than a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, he also said the Tyrannosaurus rex was bought for $32 million four years ago. Wants to send it to a museum in the United States. Borrowing for display, he said, “Apex was born in America. It should be in America.
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