The collection was first offered to the Natural History Museum in London and Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales), but neither could secure the funds. British palaeontologists have called the sale a significant loss for the nation, prompting difficult questions about the UK's capacity to safeguard its own natural heritage. It would have been wonderful to see these fossils on display and engaging the public in a UK museum," he said. Dr Erin Maxwell, a specialist in Early Jurassic marine vertebrates at the State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart, acknowledged the sale as a blow but noted a partial consolation. Stan the T. rex sold for a then-record $31.8million in 2020 and is now also housed at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, while another skeleton nicknamed Gus fetched $50.1m at Sotheby's in July this year.