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Can the boom in dinosaur fossils survive?

Prices have soared in recent years but, as a prized stegosaurus fossil goes up for auction next week, is it worth digging into for investors?
Sotheby’s will auction the remarkably complete stegosaurus fossil ‘Apex’ on Wednesday, July 17

On Wednesday, as part of its annual Geek Week, Sotheby’s will attempt to sell a 150mn-year-old treasure: a stegosaurus that was unearthed in Colorado last year, nicknamed “Apex”. 

It is about 11ft tall and 27ft long, and impressively complete at between 79 and 83 per cent. It even includes portions of the skull — a particular rarity for this species as it is so small and fragile.

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