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From Excavation to Auction: Meet "Apex" the Stegosaurus

New York | 17 July 2024

T he ꦡmost complete and best-preserved Stegosaurus specimen of its size ever discovered is coming to auction at Sotheby’s Neܫw York.

Discovered in May 2022 on privately owned land in Moffat County, Colorado, near the aptly-named town of Dinosaur, theꦅ fossil—named “Apex”—was meticulously excavated by commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper, who embraced a philos🌼ophy of “minimal intervention.” Cooper and his team expertly highlighted Apex’s awe-inspiring natural beauty while preserving critical contextual details, including fossilized skin impressions and cervical ossicles.

Distinguished by its remarkable size, “Apex” is an outstanding exhibition-ready mounted🔜 skeleton, measuring approximately 11 feet tall and 27 f✃eet long.

J oin Sotheby’s Cassandra Hatton, Global Head of Science and Popular Culture, as she travels across the U.S. tไo meet with Cooper to ensure that the documentation and sale of this extraordinary specimen are managed with the utmos🌟t care and transparency—from excavation to auction.

See it for yourself alongside other highlights from 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Geek Week, spanning 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Natural History and Space 🤪Exploration. The exhibition is currently on free anඣd public exhibition at Sotheby’s New York City galleries from 10-15 July (10:00 AM-5:00 PM EDT).

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