An extraordinary standalone Tyrannosaurus rex skull is about to hit the market.
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Sotheby’s will put the “first of its kind” fossil up for live auction on December 9, according to a release from the New York-based broker, and it’s expected to fetch $15-$20 million.
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Discovered and excavated in Harding County, South Dakota at a “severely weathered” dig site where most of the rest of the skeleton was destroyed over time, the skull is one of the best and most complete ever found, per Sotheby’s.
Fewer than a dozen fossils of comparable status exist in museums, and Maximus, as it’s known, is on track to become one of the most valuable fossils ever sold at auction.
In 2020, Christie’s auctioned off a fossilized T. rex known as Stan (named for the paleontologist who found him) for $31.85 million — making it the most expensive dinosaur skeleton sold to date, per CNBC.
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Sotheby’s will provide Maximus’s buyer with full documentation certifying the condition, authenticity and legality of ownership at the time of sale.
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