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Stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed Apex sells for record $44.6m

Apex, the stegosaurus, on display at Sotheby's, New York, sells for a record $44.6m [Pamela Smith/AP Photo]

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found has been sold for a record-breaking $44.6m at a New York auction.

Nicknamed Apex, the 150-million-year-old skeleton – standing 11 feet (3.3 metres) tall and 27 feet (8.2 metres) long – was sold on Wednesday to an anonymous American buyer, said Sotheby’s.

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