In July 2024, Apex went up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York and was expected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million. However, after fierce bidding involving seven buyers, the hammer finally came down on a staggering final bid of $44.6 million (£34.5m).

The buyer has since been revealed as hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, who has indicated that he'd like the 150 million-year-old fossil to go on public display in the US. "Apex was born in America and is going to stay in America!" Griffin reportedly said.

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