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Rare Ceratosaurus Skeleton Sells for $30.5 Million

7/20/2025

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A remarkable juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton fetched an astonishing $30.5 million at Sotheby’s in New York, shattering its $4-$6 million estimate. Unearthed in Wyoming in 1996, this rare fossil is one of just four known specimens. The buyer intends to loan it to a museum, making history as the third-highest dinosaur fossil sale ever.

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A remarkable juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton fetched an astonishing $30.5 million at Sotheby’s in New York, shattering its $4-$6 million estimate. Unearthed in Wyoming in 1996, this rare fossil is one of just four known specimens. The buyer intends to loan it to a museum, making history as the third-highest dinosaur fossil sale ever.