A Ceratosaurus skeleton sold for millions of dollars at auction Wednesday. It had previously been owned by Thanksgiving Point.

A 150 million-year-old juvenile ceratosaurus skeleton fetched a staggering $30.5 million at Sotheby’s auction this week, making it the third-highest price ever paid for a dinosaur fossil.

One of only four Ceratosaurus skeletons known to exist sold for $30.51 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday to become the third-most valuable dinosaur fossil to sell at public auction.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30 million.

A juvenile Ceratosaurus fossil stunned the auction world this week, fetching $30.5 million at Sotheby's—well beyond its initial $4 million to $6 million estimate. The six-minute bidding war drew six contenders from the floor,

As the second most complete skeleton in existence, the “beautifully mineralized" fossil bones give the rare object and piece of natural history a rich, grey-black color. Made up of 139 bone elements, the Ceratosaurus has “a remarkably complete and fully articulated skull.”

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all the Martian material currently on this planet, Sotheby’s says. It measures nearly 15 inches by 11 inches by 6 inches.

In what has become the third-highest price ever paid for a dinosaur skeleton, a 150 million-year-old juvenile ceratosaurus skeleton sold at Sotheby's

Sotheby's "Geek Week" auction in New York showcases a diverse collection of rare and significant items. Highlights include a Ceratosaurus skeleton estimated at $4 million to $6 million, a Martian meteorite,