"Stan" is a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found in the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, just outside of Buffalo in 1987, and excavated in 1992. It is the fifth most complete T. rex fossil discovered t
A cast of Stan at the Manchester Museum
Photo of the original Stan Fossil (on the right) was taken at Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc. from Hill City, South Dakota.
A cast of Stan at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History.
Apex is a fossilized specimen of an unknown species in the genus Stegosaurus, discovered in Colorado's Morrison Formation in 2022. Dated to the Late Jurassic epoch, it is the largest known Stegosaurus
Stan (dinosaur)
…auction, making it at the time the most expensive dinosaur specimen and fossil ever sold. This record stood until July 2024, when the Stegosaurus fossil Apex sold at auction for $44.6 million. The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism acquired Stan and displayed the fossil at the Natural History Museum…
Apex on display at the American Museum of Natural History
Sotheby's New York auction house, where Apex was put up for sale
The Richard Gilder Center, where Apex is on public display