Trending Now - Rare Triceratops Skeleton 'trey' Set for Auction Amid Rising Demand

WHO:

Triceratops skeleton named "Trey"

Discovered by Lee Campbell and the late Allen Graffham, a commercial paleontologist

Andre LuJan, paleontologist who prepared the fossil for auction

Caitlin Donovan, Joopiter’s global head of sales

Kristi Curry Rogers, paleontologist at Minnesota’s Macalester College

Pharrell Williams, founder of Joopiter

WHAT:

Trey will be auctioned from March 17 to March 31, 2026, on Joopiter

Pre-auction estimate of Trey is between $4.5 million and $5.5 million

Trey is a 17-foot-long (5.3-meter-long) herbivore

In 2024, the remains of "Apex" the stegosaurus sold for $44.6 million at auction

Previous record was $31.8 million for "Stan," a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in 2020

A rare young dinosaur skeleton sold for over $30 million in July 2025, exceeding its $4 million to $6 million pre-auction estimate

WHERE:

Auction will take place on Joopiter, an online auction platform

Trey was discovered near Lusk, Wyoming

Displayed at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, Wyoming, from 1995 until 2023

Currently located in Singapore for private viewings through the end of March 2026

WHEN:

Auction dates: March 17 to March 31, 2026

Trey was discovered in 1993

Grand opening of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center was in 1995

Trey remained on loan until 2023

Apex sold in 2024

Stan sold in 2020

Rare young dinosaur skeleton auctioned in July 2025

WHY:

The auction reflects a rising demand for dinosaur fossils as investments

Shift in interest from traditional art categories to objects with cultural resonance

HOW:

Trey has been prepared for auction by Joopiter with the involvement of paleontologist Andre LuJan

The auction is conducted online through Joopiter, founded by Pharrell Williams

LuJan expressed hope that Trey will end up in a museum, similar to Apex, which is on display at New York’s American Museum of Natural History after a long-term loan agreement was signed.

A remarkable Triceratops skeleton named "Trey," discovered near Lusk, Wyoming, will be auctioned online on Joopiter from March 17 to March 31, with an estimated value between $4.5 million and $5.5 million. Prepared for auction by paleontologist Andre LuJan, Trey has been on display at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center until 2023 and is currently in Singapore for private viewings. This auction reflects a growing trend of investing in dinosaur fossils, as seen with previous record sales like the $44.6 million for "Apex," the stegosaurus, in 2024.