Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for $50m
NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.
Sotheby’s said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024.
The previous record holder had been a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nickna
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