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You Could Own One of the Largest T. Rex Fossils Ever Discovered

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Sotheby’s will auction ‘Gus,’ a colossal 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, in July with an estimated value between $20m to $30m. Tyrannosaurus rex has long captured the public imagination as one of history’s most fearsome apex predators. Roaming western North America during the Late Cretaceous period, the species possessed an enormous skull, a devastating bite force, and an acute sense of smell. Decades after their extinction, T. rex…

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A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton of approximately 67 million years will be auctioned next July 16 in New York. The piece, known as “Gus”, could reach a value of between $20 million and $30 million, according to Sotheby’s house estimates. The sale will be part of Sotheby’s Natural History auction. Prior to the event, the fossil will remain on public display at the firm’s galleries in Manhattan. With 11.6 meters in length and about four meters in heig…

In New York, the Sotheby’s house will auction a dinosaur skeleton that is presumed to be one of the largest and most complete that has ever been found. The auction will be held on July 14th; the price of this very rare fossil is estimated to be between 20 and 30 million dollars. It is the most complete dinosaur [...] The post T Rex skeleton will be auctioned valued at up to 30 mdd appeared first on Oronoticias.

I have closely followed the market for ultra-luxury collectibles, and rarely does an opportunity emerge as revealing as the one Sotheby’s announced for this summer of 2026. ‘Gus’, a 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex excavated in South Dakota, comes out for auction with an estimate of between $20 million and $30 million, the highest ever allocated to a fossil. The piece, which stretches nearly twelve meters and rises over three and a half met…

The Sotheby’s auction house announced in New York the sale of Gus, one of Tyrannosaurus rex's largest, robust and complete skeletons ever discovered.It is projected to reach a price of between 20 and 30 million dollars, on July 14.Gus – whose excavation and subsequent preparation took three years of rigorous work – is the most valuable dinosaur specimen that has been offered directly in the auction market to date.

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Diario Ojo broke the news on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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