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.

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 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.

Con una longitud corporal de 11,6 metros y una altura de 3,8 metros, es uno de los T-Rex más grandes y completos jamás encontrados

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.

Uno dei più grandi e completi scheletri di Tyrannosaurus rex mai arrivati sul mercato ha superato ogni previsione durante un’asta a New York. L’acquirente rest…

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.

El ejemplar posee una antigüedad de 67 millones de años y destaca por su imponente apariencia.