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The group was excited, as it was evident that much of the dinosaur had been preserved. Previously discovered T. rex skeletons were usually missing over half of their bones. [10] It was later determined that Sue was a record 90 percent complete by bulk, [11] and 73 percent complete counting the elements. [12]
It is the fifth most complete T. rex fossil discovered to date, at more than 70% bulk. [2] [3] In October 2020, the fossil was sold for $31.8 million at 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. [4]
Numerous scientifically important fossils have been recovered from the quarry, including the most complete sauropod fossil ever found, the juvenile Camarasaurus specimen CM 11338, and the largest nearly complete dinosaur skeleton ever found, [16] the Apatosaurus specimen CM 3018, which was the specimen that led Douglass to discover the site.
The dinosaur fossil, comprising 149 bones, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 2013 and is the most complete skeleton found in the UK in more than a century, the research published in the ...
The most complete dinosaur found in Mississippi The first pieces of the animal to be discovered were unearthed in 2007 in the Booneville area, Starnes said, and about 15% of the skeleton has been ...
A nearly complete and intact dinosaur skeleton has been excavated in France. The specimen is a Titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs of its time. 70 million-year-old giant dinosaur skeleton ...
"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 fossil, preserving skin impressions and throat ossicles alongside a mostly complete skeleton.
The remains of a brow horn suggested that the fossil was a large Triceratops, [3] one of the most common dinosaurs found in the Hell Creek Formation. [4] The remains were scattered over an area of 100 square metres. [5] The fossil's excavation was completed by August 2015. [6] The skeleton is over 60% complete, with a skull that is 75% complete ...