Gus T. rex sells for record $50.1 million
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The skeleton, found in South Dakota, measures 38 feet in length and 12.5 feet tall, with a skull of 54 inches, according to the art auction firm Sotheby’s.
In a booming fossil market, the T. rex had been dethroned by a stegosaurus. No longer. By Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small Sotheby’s sold a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil at auction on Tuesday for $50.1 million,
It passes a stegosaurus skeleton that billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin bought for $44.6 million in 2024.
Significant fossil discoveries in North Dakota include a T. rex and two mammoths. One mammoth found under a garage shows signs of a rare bone disease or malnutrition. The fossils will eventually be cleaned, preserved, and put on public display. The North ...
