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Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction
The 67-million-year-old skeleton drew strong collector interest as fossil prices continued rising after major sales in 2020 and 2024.
- On Tuesday, a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named Gus sold at Sotheby's in New York for a record $50.1 million, becoming the most expensive fossil ever auctioned.
- Landmark sales of T. rex specimens such as Sue, Stan, and now Gus have brought significant attention to fossils as collectible objects, driving investment and discovery in the field.
- Gus features a skull about 82% complete with full rights, meaning it contains no copyrighted casts from other dinosaurs, and shows bite marks and fractures the specimen survived.
- Paleontologists generally believe that once a fossil enters private hands, it is lost to science, as journals refuse to publish research on specimens that cannot be reliably reproduced.
- The buyer's identity remains unknown, but the new owner could license or produce casts for museums, potentially becoming a competitor to the established fossil Stan in the market.
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The remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex were sold in New York for a historic price of over $50 million.
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A skeleton of T-Rex nicknamed "Gus" was sold on Tuesday for $50.1 million at an auction organized by Sotheby's in New York.
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A skeleton of Tiranossauro rex nicknamed "Gus" was sold this Tuesday for $50.1 million (R$ 256.4 million in current listing) at Sotheby's, New York, after a 10-minute dispute between seven buyers. "Gus" is one of the most complete skeletons of this species in the world and was discovered on a cattle farm in South Dakota in 2021. It has 183 fossilized bones and is approximately 63% complete. It lived between 72 and 66 million years ago, a period …
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