Gus the T. rex sells for $50.1 million at Sothebys, setting a new dinosaur auction record
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A 12.5-foot-tall, 38-foot-long T. rex skeleton named Gus, excavated in Harding County, South Dakota, sold for $50.1 million at Sothebys after a 10-minute, seven-bidder auction, setting a new record for dinosaur fossils and renewing the debate over private versus public museum ownership.
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- Massive T. rex fossil roars to $50 million sale, becoming one of the priciest ever auctioned Fox News
- Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million NPR
- Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science WIRED
- T. Rex Fossil Sells for $50.1 Million, Putting the King Back On Top The New York Times
- What science loses when ‘T. rex’ becomes a trophy The Conversation
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