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Sotheby's has auctioned off the skeleton of a dinosaur named Apex, billed as "the finest for Stegosaurus to ever come to market," for almost $45 million, a record.
USA Today says it's the most expensive fossil ever sold.
https://flip.it/F1HHYH#Dinosaurs #Fossil #Paleontology #Apex #Auction #Science
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