Sale of Multimillion-Dollar T Rex Skeleton Is Big Headache for Scientists
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Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists
A major Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is scheduled to go to auction at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday with an estimated sale price between $20 million and $30 million. The specimen, nicknamed “Gus” after the landowner who permitted its excavation, is among the largest and most complete T. rex fossils discovered to date. The skeleton stands approximately 3.8 meters tall in a mounted predatory pose and is thought to be roughly 67 million years old.…
Sothebys sold the skeleton of the "Gus" T-Rex on Tuesday 14 July for 50.1 million dollars, double its initial estimate. A result of the T-Rex... Read more A T-Rex sold 50 million dollars: the new business of dinosaur fossils appeared first on Current Values.
The skeleton of a 67-million-year-old T-Rex was sold on Tuesday for $50.1 million at an auction organized by Sotheby's. A record amount for a dinosaur. A new auction king. After ten minutes of battle between seven buyers, "Gus", an imposing skeleton of T-Rex, became the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold in the world. Its price went well beyond Sotheby's estimates, which were set at between $20 and $30 million. Auctions began at $19 millio…
The skeleton of the tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus was sold at Sotheby's auction for a record $50.1 million. This is the most expensive dinosaur in history ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1)
It is one of the largest and most complete T.rex ever found, about 11.5 meters long, 3.8 meters high and 183 fossilized bones.
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