Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.

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.

Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research

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.

Steinreiche Privatiers und Ölmonarchen treiben die Preise für Dinosaurier-Skelette in schwindelerregende Höhen. Museen können nicht mehr mithalten, Wissenschaftler müssen hoffen,…

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

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

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.

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.

How Dinosaur Skeletons Became So Expensive: Today’s T. rex auction could be cause for concern

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…

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.

La venta récord del T. rex "Gus" por $50,1 millones reabrió las preocupaciones de paleontólogos sobre el acceso a fósiles de importancia científica cuando pasan a manos de…

The sale of the 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton broke the record for the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold.

The sale of the 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton broke the record for the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold.