The fossil is marvelous-not just a behemoth, but also one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever found. Nicknamed Apex, the Stegosaurus was prepared and mounted and slated for auction at Sotheby's, which estimated the stegosaurus's value at $4 to $6 million-a sum only absurd in the idea that one can put a price on something as precious as a fossil, meaning the remains of an individual life.
Dinosaur auctions are commonplace now-the surest way to generate as much money as one possibly can from a fossil, which means museums and other research institutions rarely win out.
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