NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday.
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 previous record holder had been a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Stan” that sold for nearly $32 million in 2020.
