Stegosaurus is the Most Valuable Dinosaur
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A Stegosaurus just sold for over $44 million; A brand new burrowing dinosaur was found in a group; And a new iguanodontian which is the most complete dino found in Britain in 100 years
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Dinosaur of the day , a small noasaurid carnivore (related to Masiakasaurus) which was once known as Jubbulpuria.
In dinosaur news this week:
- A Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex just sold at auction for $44.6 million, making it the most valuable dinosaur skeleton ever sold
- There’s a new dinosaur, Fona herzogae, that seems to have been buried in a group in its burrow
- There’s a new iguanodontian dinosaur, Comptonatus chasei, which is the most complete dinosaur found in Britain in 100 years
- The Museum of Evolution in Denmark has a new Camarasaurus to add to its collection of dinosaurs from Wyoming
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