Natural History, including Apex the Stegosaurus

Natural History, including Apex the Stegosaurus

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Stegosaurus

"Apex" — A Mounted Stegosaurus Skeleton

Estimate

4,000,000 - 6,000,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Stegosaurus sp.

Late Jurassic (approx. 161-146 million years ago)

Morrison Formation, Moffatt County, Colorado, USA


An outstanding and robust exhibition-ready mounted skeleton, measuring approximately 11 feet tall and over 20 feet long, with a femur length of 45 inches. Virtually complete, with 254 fossil bone elements mounted in an aggressive attack pose on a custom steel armature, with additional 3D printed elements.


Further details to come on this thrilling new discovery.

Excavated on private land in Moffat County, Colorado, near the town of Dinosaur, over field seasons in 2022 & 2023.