Dossier
David Aaron
Coverage of David Aaron in the Nexus archive.
- Odd Lots: Inside a Booming Market for Dinosaur Fossils (Podcast)
Citadel’s Ken Griffin paid $45 million for a stegosaurus skeleton, the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction. The article explores why dinosaur fossils are increasingly collected by private millionaires rather than museums and examines the mechanics of the private fossil market, comparing it to art and antiquities markets.