 Create the kind of opportunities for us to get help to the people who need that help, without which we'll be at risk ourselves on the streets. Some legislators feel the proposals could be counterproductive. Stephen Kaufman, CBS News. Turns out it was hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin who ponied up $44.6 million for a nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton at Sotheby's. That's the most ever paid for a fossil at auction.