The auction of a nearly complete fossilized stegosaurus, named Apex, discovered in Colorado in 2022 will take place at Sotheby’s in New York next week. Standing at 11 feet tall and measuring 27 feet nose to tail, this dinosaur is one of the world’s most recognizable species with its distinctive dorsal plates. The specimen, found on private land near Dinosaur, Colorado, shows no signs of combat but does exhibit evidence of arthritis, indicating it lived to an advanced age. The fossil will be part of Sotheby’s “Geek Week” series, with an estimated selling price of $4 million to $6 million. Auction house officials describe Apex as an incredibly rare find, and the upcoming sale will determine its true value as a stegosaurus of this caliber has never been sold at auction before.