T. Rex Skeleton Sells for $50 Million, Becomes Priciest Dinosaur Ever

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named "Gus" has become the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold after fetching $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York. The sale reportedly shattered the previous ...

T. rex fossil named ‘Gus’ becomes the most expensive dinosaur sold at auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named “Gus” became the most expensive dinosaur ever to sell at auction on Tuesday. Gus sold for $50,130,000—far above the estimated $20-million to $30-million price tag ...
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Rare T rex skeleton «Gus» sells for record $50.1 million at auction

A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex known as «Gus» has become the most valuable dinosaur fossil ever sold after fetching an astonishing $50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York on July 14. The sale ...

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million

A T-rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder. But many aren't happy about it.

Massive T. rex fossil roars to $50 million sale, becoming one of the priciest ever auctioned

The T. rex nicknamed "Gus" shattered auction records after a 10-minute bidding war among seven bidders, but the debate over its future rages on.

A T. rex bit a duck-billed dino and we can still see the teeth marks

Several fossilized bones discovered in Wyoming over several digs between 1997 and 2017 feature tooth marks that were likely the result of a big bite by a T. rex. The fossils are detailed in a study ...
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This T. Rex Fossil Could Fetch the Largest Sum of Any Dinosaur Ever Auctioned. Scientists Worry They’ll Lose the Chance to Study It

Bids on "Gus" will start at $19 million, a steep price for public institutions. Specimens in private collections can be harder for researchers to examine, and they're practically impossible to include ...

A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records — and possibly disappear forever

A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest predicaments.

Nearly 38-Foot T. Rex Named ‘Gus’ That Fetched Over $50M at Auction Leaves Scientists Worried

The record-breaking sale has renewed debate among paleontologists that private ownership of rare specimens makes them less accessible to study ...

Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction

A giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold for $50.1 million at an auction in New York on Tuesday, marking a new record price for a dinosaur fossil. The T. rex, nicknamed Gus, is a towering figure, ...

T. rex 'Gus' sold at auction for record $50 million

A massive Tyrannosaurus rex sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York making it the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at auction.

‘Gus’ the T. rex sells for record $50.1 million in auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sold Tuesday for $50.1 million, setting a record for the most expensive dinosaur ever auctioned, ...