A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named Gus sold for a record $50.1 million at auction. This sale surpassed previous records for dinosaur fossils at auction. Gus, discovered in South Dakota, is one of the largest and most complete T. rex specimens. Scientists and the public expressed concern that such significant fossils might be lost to private collections.

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.

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.