T. rex nicknamed Gus sells at auction for record $50 million US
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Sotheby's says 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, which includes 'exceptionally preserved' skull containing a gaping jaw of powerful teeth, is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned.
Rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ sold for a record $50 million at an auction in New York.
The dinosaur remains are approximately 70 million years old and nearly 80% complete.
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Sotheby's says 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, which includes 'exceptionally preserved' skull containing a gaping jaw of powerful teeth, is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned.
Rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ sold for a record $50 million at an auction in New York.
The dinosaur remains are approximately 70 million years old and nearly 80% complete.