Auction in New York

Stegosaurus skeleton could fetch six million

This skeleton of a stegosaurus could fetch up to six million dollars at auction.(Bild: instagram.com/sothebys)

According to auction experts, a 150-million-year-old stegosaurus skeleton could fetch up to six million dollars (around 5.5 million euros) at an auction in New York. 

The approximately six-meter-long and 3.50-meter-high skeleton, nicknamed "Apex", is "incredibly well preserved", the auction house Sotheby's announced on Wednesday.

"Apex" discovered in Colorado
"Apex" was discovered in the US state of Colorado in 2022 and is to be auctioned on July 17.

In recent years, dinosaur skeletons or parts of them have repeatedly been auctioned off for sums in the millions. However, many experts are critical of the auctioning of scientifically valuable skeletons.