Auction link: Jurassic Icons: STEGOSAURUS

The pre-auction estimate is 3 million - 5 million GBP (i.e. 3.81 million - 6.35 million USD at current conversion rates). This market resolves YES if the final sale price listed on the Christie's website is >10 million USD.

Resolution details

• Example from a past auction: this T-Rex had a "price realised" of USD 31,847,500. This is the equivalent number I will use—whatever is displayed by the auction page.

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Details

In the annals of palaeontology, the Stegosaurus stands as the iconic symbol of the Jurassic. Roaming 157-145 million years ago, a member of the clade of armoured dinosaurs (thyreophorans) known as Stegosauria, the dinosaur is instantly recognisable by its distinct two rows of dorsal plates that adorn its arched back and four menacing terminal spikes that punch-mark its tail. These unique features have perplexed palaeontologists over the last centuries and remain an enigmatic and scientifically disputed footmark on the physiological understanding of the species. However, these exclusive attributes have established the Stegosaurus as one of, if not the, most recognisable dinosaurs. (Lot essay)