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A Fossil Just Sold for $30.5 Million—Why This Dinosaur Is Worth More Than Gold

A Fossil Just Sold for .5 Million—Why This Dinosaur Is Worth More Than Gold

A Ceratosaurus fossil, one of only four of its kind in existence, has sold for a staggering $30.5 million at auction. This exceptional specimen, described as “one of the finest and most complete examples” of its kind, was sold at Sotheby’s New York after a tense six-minute bidding war. The juvenile Ceratosaurus nasicornis—a carnivorous dinosaur from the late Jurassic period—was …

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