Want To Buy A T-Rex Skeleton?

In 1987, paleontologist Stan Sacrison discovered the first bones of this gigantic specimen. The said specimen stands 13 feet (4 meters) high at the hip, and it stretches 40 feet (12 meters) long from its snout to its tail. The creature, which was named Stan, after the paleontologist, was a Tyrannosaurus rex. Now, the dinosaur is for sale.

On October 6, Stan will be a headline act of Christie’s Evening Sale of 20th Century Art, where he’s expected to sell for at least US$6 to 8 million. There are rumblings that he could go for more than that however, meaning he might nab the crown for highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil. That record is currently held by the T-Rex Sue, which was sold for $8.3 million back in 1997.

While there’s no telling where Stan might end up, it would be sad to lose such a spectacular scientific specimen to a private collector. Hopefully, he gets picked up by or donated to an institute or museum, so the world can continue to marvel at this ancient wonder.

Learn more about the dinosaur over at New Atlas.

(Image Credit: Christie’s/ New Atlas)