Ken Griffin Buys Dinosaur Skeleton For Record $45M Amount: 'Apex Was Born In America And Is Going To Stay In America'
Ken Griffin Buys Dinosaur Skeleton For Record $45M Amount: 'Apex Was Born In America And Is Going To Stay In America'
In a historic auction, Ken Griffin, the hedge fund billionaire, has purchased a Stegosaurus fossil for a record-breaking $44.6 million.
在一次歷史性的拍賣中，對沖基金億萬富翁肯·格里芬以創紀錄的4460萬美元購買了一隻劍龍化石。
What Happened: The 150-million-year-old dinosaur, affectionately named "Apex," was auctioned off at Sotheby's on Wednesday. The sale price is the highest ever paid for a fossil at an auction, reported The Wall Street Journal.
發生了什麼：這頭年齡爲1.5億年的恐龍被親切地稱爲“Apex”，於週三在蘇富比拍賣行上拍賣。據《華爾街日報》報道，這個售價是拍賣會上有史以來支付的最高價格。
Griffin, the 55-year-old founder and CEO of Citadel, expressed his intention to lend "Apex" to a U.S. museum. The dinosaur was discovered by commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper on his property in Dinosaur, Colo., two years ago. The skeleton, standing at 27 feet, is almost complete, with at least 254 of its approximately 319 bones found on-site.
格里芬是Citadel的55歲創始人兼首席執行官，他表達了把“Apex”借給一家美國博物館的意圖。兩年前，在科羅拉多州恐龍的一塊土地上，商業古生物學家傑森·庫珀發現了這個恐龍。這具骨架高達27英尺，幾乎完整，並且至少254塊骨頭在現場被發現。
"Apex was born in America and is going to stay in America," Griffin said after the sale.
“Apex誕生於美國，並將留在美國，”格里芬在拍賣後說。
Griffin has a history of acquiring significant pieces. In 2021, he outbid a group of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and cryptocurrency investors to secure a $43.2 million first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution, which he later loaned to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
格里芬有收購重要藏品的歷史。2021年，他在比特幣（加密貨幣：BTC）和加密貨幣投資者之間出價，以4300萬美元的價格獲得了一份《美國憲法》的首版，後來他將其借給了水晶橋美國藝術博物館。
Why It Matters: The sale of the Stegosaurus fossil is part of a growing trend of high-profile auctions of rare and historic items. In July 2022, a 77-million-year-old Gorgosaurus skeleton was auctioned at Sotheby's New York, expected to sell for up to $8 million. The Gorgosaurus, unearthed near Havre, Montana, was notable for being the only one not part of a museum collection.
劍龍化石的拍賣是稀有歷史文物高調拍賣趨勢的一部分。在2022年7月，一具7700萬年前的恐龍骨架在蘇富比紐約拍賣，預計售價高達800萬美元。這個在蒙大拿州哈夫附近發掘的劍龍非常引人注目，因爲它是唯一一個不屬於博物館收藏的劍龍。
More recently, in September, Bob Ross's first artwork from "The Joy of Painting" was listed for $9.8 million. The painting, titled "A Walk in the Woods," was featured in the inaugural episode of the beloved PBS show, captivating audiences with Ross's tranquil demeanor and gentle strokes. The painting is currently housed at the Modern Artifact gallery in Minneapolis.
最近，在9月，鮑勃·羅斯在“繪畫的喜悅”中的第一幅藝術作品被列爲980萬美元。名爲“A Walk in the Woods”的畫作在PBS著名節目的首播中展示了羅斯寧靜的神態和柔和的筆觸。這幅畫目前在明尼阿波利斯的現代工藝品畫廊展出。
Additionally, in August, several rare Apple Inc. and Steve Jobs-associated items were auctioned, including a sealed iPhone and an Apple-1 computer. These auctions highlight the increasing value and interest in rare and historic artifacts.
此外，在8月，還拍賣了幾件稀有的蘋果公司和史蒂夫·喬布斯的相關物品，包括一個密封的iPhone和一臺Apple-1計算機。這些拍賣突顯了對稀有歷史文物的價值和興趣的日益增長。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
本報道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，並由Kaustubh Bagalkote