: Billionaires and tech moguls often display these skeletons in private lobbies or homes. For instance, a buyer in Dubai purchased the original Stan for over $31 million.
The world of fossil buying is a sprawling, high-stakes ecosystem that ranges from curious children at museum gift shops to billionaire hedge fund managers spending millions on prehistoric predators. 1. The Global Elite and "Trophy" Collectors
Museums are the traditional buyers of fossils, though they are increasingly being "priced out" by private collectors. SUE the T. rex - Field Museum