A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota, nicknamed Gus, has become the world’s most expensive fossil sold at auction.

Mit einer vorherigen Rekordschätzung kommt das Dinosaurier-Fossil eines T-Rex aus South Dakota unter den Hammer. Forscher kritisieren jedoch den Verkauf an private Sammler.

A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest predicaments.

Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils. That’s making it difficult—or even impossible—for researchers to improve our understanding of the past.

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota, nicknamed Gus, has become the world’s most expensive fossil sold at auction.

Scoperto nel 2021 è passato di mano per 50,1 milioni di dollari (ANSA)

Bidding is set to begin Tuesday for Gus, a 67-million-year-old T. rex skeleton.

The T. rex 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.

Skeleton judged to be one of the largest and most complete ever unearthed was excavated on a ranch in South Dakota

A fearsome T.rex that once ruled the Earth has found itself at the centre of a very modern battle - between scientists and the super-rich.

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction.

The T. rex, nicknamed Gus, is a towering figure, standing at 12.5 feet fall and roughly 38 feet long.

Skeleton, which stands 3.8 meters tall and measures about 11.6 meters long, sold Tuesday at Sotheby's for $51 million; The sale has ignited a debate over the transfer of rare…

It passes a stegosaurus skeleton that billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin bought for $44.6 million in 2024.

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction

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.

The 67-million-year-old skeleton is billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" sold for (US)$50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction after a 10-minute…

El comprador del fósil realizó la oferta ganadora por teléfono y su identidad permanece en reserva.

The skeleton – one of the most complete of its kind in the world – was sold after a 10-minute bidding war between seven potential buyers.

'Gus', one of the world’s most complete T. rex skeletons, was discovered in South Dakota.