Discovering and Unearthing a 150 Million Year Old Dinosaur: Meet Apex the Stegosaurus | Sotheby's
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- The most complete and best-preserved Stegosaurus specimen of its size ever discovered is coming to auction at Sotheby’s New York.
Distinguished by its remarkable size, “Apex” is an outstanding exhibition-ready mounted skeleton, measuring approximately 11 feet tall and 27 feet long.
Discovered in May 2022 on privately owned land in Moffat County, Colorado, near the aptly-named town of Dinosaur, the fossil-named “Apex”-was meticulously excavated by commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper, who embraced a philosophy of “minimal intervention.” Cooper and his team expertly highlighted Apex’s awe-inspiring natural beauty while preserving critical contextual details, including fossilized skin impressions and cervical ossicles.
Join Sotheby’s Cassandra Hatton, Global Head of Science and Popular Culture, as she travels across the U.S. to meet with Cooper to ensure that the documentation and sale of this extraordinary specimen are managed with the utmost care and transparency-from excavation to auction.
See it for yourself alongside other highlights from Geek Week, spanning Natural History and Space Exploration. The exhibition is currently on free and public exhibition at Sotheby’s New York City galleries from 10-15 July (10:00 AM-5:00 PM EDT).
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What a rare discovery! Please preserve this incredible treasure.
Sotheby's is an auction house so they sell the items and then the buyers can do whatever they want with the piece
This is so crazy! Also, imagine your best friend asking you what you want to do for your birthday and you go "I want to find a dinosaur!"
Hey that's my cousin!! What a small world. Congrats Jason, glad to see you were able to follow in Uncle's footsteps & find such a fascinating / fulfilling hobby. I remember uncle (I don't want to say his name for privacy lol) showing me his trilobites & whatnot back in the day. As I recall it was one of the best preserved ones ever found? Either way it's so great to see someone having such a positive impact. To think, people will be ooh'ing & aw'ing over those fossils CENTURIES from now is.. Wild
Congrats again & all the love from the Browns
Awesome find. I think that the commercial route is good because the discoverer said it took about 1.5 years, several people, and a lot of expensive equipement. You need resources to pull off such a feat. Whatever their cut of the $40M is, it will allow them to hopefully find the next ancient treasure. At least it is a far better story than the backstabbing greed that happened with "Sue" here in Chicago. Hopefully Apex ended up somewhere where people can enjoy and learn from it and not some palace's foyer.
What a magnificent video 😍😍 absolutely loved this!
This video is almost as wonderful and important as Apex her/his/itself. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm.👏👏👏👍🤗🦕🦖
Thank you for helping me focus on what is is important for a well-rounded wardrobe. You are spot on.👗💣💥🦍👏👍😘💋🤗
They have officially declared it to be a He.
Fascinating! I wish this went to a museum for everyone to see.
It did :)
Thank you so much, Jason, for your discovery.👏
America is so amazing, where I live they don't care.
😊🙏 Congratulations to Birthday Boy Jason Cooper for getting your best birthday present ever >>> A 11 feet tall & 27 feet long 150 Million years old Stegosaurus named Apex in Moffat , Colorado! 🌷🌿🎂🍰🍦🍎🍊🦕
Apex shouldn't be sold apex should be in the hands of scientists!!! To research more on this incredible animal!!!!
its America bro, you gotta think capitalist way
@@berk4282There is no life without limitations, nature itself works like that. Not everything should be for sale. To sell something you must own it first. This dinosaur is not theirs.
Could still be purchased and donated to a museum. Happens frequently, but I agree.
They need to be able to sell it to incentivise them to dig it up and do the 18 months worth of work to save it. Otherwise it would be lost in the ground forever
If it wasn't stolen off private or government land, was made a legitimate deal to acquire for a certain fee once it had been uncovered from private land or was uncovered from public land, then it's Finder's Keepers baby! All is fair game!!
Apex : Epic
Excellent teamwork, well done !
Great parking job at 4:36
Haha great eye
God I hate double parkers. The TRUE scourge of planet Earth.
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Nice
Good luck Ax
Wow
Do they clarify which part of the dinosaur is fake?? Making replica pieces of its body
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Beautiful skeleton
It's not a skeleton it's a fossil..slight difference.
I know what it is
Does that mean USD40 million went to him??
AMNH ?
well they sold it for 40 Million not that bad....
Imagine if this is all a hoax and the dinosaur is fake 😂
A promotional gimmick?
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You sound brainwashed.
What in the actual hell is she wearing?
Glad to see somebody know what's important in paleontology! Just kidding, no sarcasm.🦕🦖💃I always wear a little black dress with a string of pearls when I attend a dinosaur dig.
@@leannaerickson9745 my thought is to go go completely minimalist when out in the field to help spot ticks. Maybe a loin cloth and a spear to feel like you are living in the Land of the Lost. Or, go classic Rachel Welch! Assuming they are talking about the extra loose blue/black outfit, I automatically thought of you were going for the Sith Lord look overseeing your minions as your minions bring your undead army to life. If it you were wearing white, I would switch it to a Saruman reference. 😘
Why don't you marry him? 💁
They talk too much..
Is the date on this ~55-65mya? I suspect there is a plot where there are hundreds of specimens just like Hagerman beds.
Wow