Gus the T. rex fetches $50.1M, setting fossil sale record at Sotheby's
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A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named Gus sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, a new record for a fossil sale after a ten-minute, seven-bidder auction. Gus is about 61% complete, stands 12.5 feet tall and 38 feet long, and was discovered in Harding County, South Dakota, with excavations conducted from 2021 to 2023.
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- T. Rex Fossil Sells for $50.1 Million, Putting the King Back On Top The New York Times
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