Apex is now the most expensive fossil ever sold The Stegosaurus fossil was anticipated to be sold for $4 million to $6 million, Forbes reported. The sale went above expectations and broke a record ...

The footprint of this adorable, cat-size tot from the Cretaceous period was discovered in Xinjiang, a territory in northwest China. At only 2.25 inches (5.7 centimeters) long, it's the smallest ...

It was excavated on private land in Moffat County, Colorado, near the town of Dinosaur, between 2022 and 2023. "Apex" sold for $45 million at a Sotheby's auction Wednesday. Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty ...

By contrast, other stegosaurus footprints in the area were up to 30 cm long (11.8 in), while examples previously found in Western Australia have measured as much as 80 cm (31.5 in).

The famous stegosaurus could reach 30 feet (9 meters) in length. But stegosaurs weren't born big. A team of scientists has found the smallest stegosaur footprint known in the world.