The specimen was unveiled: The kids hollered and clapped. In front of us was Apex, a massive Stegosaurus fossil, thought to be the largest and one of the most complete ever found.
Apex offers a unique window into our planet's distant past, and I'm so pleased to partner with the American Museum of Natural History to showcase it at one of our country's preeminent institutions.
This particular specimen was 150 million years old, standing 11.5 feet tall, 27 feet long and nearly 80% complete—almost unheard of in the paleontology world.
Apex was discovered in May 2022 by paleontologist Jason Cooper in the Morrison Formation outside of Dinosaur, Colorado, highlighting the incredible discoveries still being made.
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