T. rex fossil could become most expensive dinosaur ever sold
- It was a niche event mostly attended by the world's museums looking for specimens to add to their collections.
- The dinosaur in question was a Tyrannosaurus Rex called Sue - she was eventually sold for $8m (£6m) to the Field Museum in Chicago.
- Image source, Matthew ShermanByEsme StallardSenior climate and science reporterIn 1997, Sotheby's hosted its first natural history auction selling fossils and other wonders of our prehistoric world.
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- It was a niche event mostly attended by the world's museums looking for specimens to add to their collections.
- The dinosaur in question was a Tyrannosaurus Rex called Sue - she was eventually sold for $8m (£6m) to the Field Museum in Chicago.
- Image source, Matthew ShermanByEsme StallardSenior climate and science reporterIn 1997, Sotheby's hosted its first natural history auction selling fossils and other wonders of our prehistoric world.
Sources: BBC News