T. Rex Leg Sold Moments After ‘Gus’ Brings $1.7 Million to Support SD Natural History Museum
The sale will fund the Black Hills Institute and the Natural History Museum of the Black Hills, with the leg auctioned after Gus fetched $1.7 million.
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Record $50.1 million New York auction of T. rex fossil sparks debate over scientific access
A giant Tyrannosaurus rex fossil brought a record-setting auction price, highlighting both the appetite for top-tier dinosaur specimens and scientists' unease about where discoveries like this ultimately end up. The Guardian reported that the prehistoric predator was effectively sold in New York as a luxury collectible, with bids rising far above the expected range. What happened? At Sotheby's on Tuesday, "Gus," the nicknamed T. rex skeleton une…
Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million - WXXV News 25
By PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday. Sotheby’s said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024. The previous record hold…
The skeleton of the famous Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus has just been auctioned for $50.1 million in New York, making it the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at auction. While the selling house was extasiating the exceptional quality of the fossil and meticulous care brought to its [...] This article A T. rex sold at $50.1 million: Gus becomes the most expensive dinosaur fossil in history appeared first on Trust My Science.
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