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Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil Sells for Record 50.1 Million Dollars
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (323+ words) A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil fetched a record-breaking $50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Tuesday, marking the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur. The prehistoric predator stands over 12 feet tall and measures 38 feet long, according to…...
Gus the T. rex sells for record $50.1 million - CNN
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (237+ words) One of the largest tyrannosaurus fossils ever found sold at auction at Sotheby’s today for $50.1 million. The fossil, named Gus, is 61% complete by bone count and thought to be around 67 million years old. For months, President Donald Trump has repeatedly…...
Sotheby's $50.1 Million T-Rex Sale Sparks Global Paleontology Debate
4+ hour ago (446+ words) A growing controversy has emerged within the scientific community following the record-breaking $50.1 million sale of a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named Gus at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Critics argue that selling such rare prehistoric specimens to…...
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sells for record $50 million at auction
46+ min ago (282+ words) A Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton known as Gus set a record for the most expensive fossil ever sold at an auction for $50 million at an auction Wednesday. The 67-million-year-old skeleton, unearthed in South Dakota, sparked a rapid bidding war at Sotheby's…...
Bidder buys a 67-million-year-old T-Rex fossil for a record $50 million
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (81+ words) Shoreline Media Group A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the worldâs largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction. AndyS Plans Aug. 16 Opening, Hiring Nearly 100 Employees Two West Michigan crash victims…...
Gus the T rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (169+ words) CNA Gus the T rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction The sale of the 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton broke the record for the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold. NEW YORK: A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed Gus sold…...
Right Turn: These ancient creatures were righties before hands evolved
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (275+ words) Roughly 90% of humans are right-handed. However, a stunning batch of fossils from South Australia reveals that "righties" have held the upper hand for more than half a billion years—long before hands, limbs, or complex brains even existed. In a…...
Natural Selection—Simply Stating the Obvious
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (1517+ words) “Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana!” The fact is that we hear the term evolution used in so many ways today that I believe most people don’t understand what would need to be scientifically demonstrated for…...
Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (527+ words) Sotheby’s said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024. The…...
The T. rex fossil, nicknamed "Gus," was sold for $5.01 million (about 75 billion won, including comm.. - MK
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (525+ words) The T. rex fossil, nicknamed "Gus," was sold for $5.01 million (about 75 billion won, including commission) at Sotheby's auction in New York. As a result, 'Gus' has regained its title as 'King of Carnivore Dinosaurs', breaking its all-time high in the prehistoric…...