At the auction held in New York, USA, the giant T-Rex (Tyrannosaurus-Rex) dinosaur skeleton found a buyer for a record price of 50.1 million dollars.
The 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was put up for auction at Sotheby's auction house in New York, USA. The dinosaur skeleton named "Gus", considered one of the largest and most complete skeletons ever found, was sold for 50.1 million dollars in an auction that lasted 10 minutes and was attended by 7 people. The dinosaur skeleton, approximately 4 meters high, became the "most expensive dinosaur fossil" sold at an auction. The dinosaur skeleton, named after Gary "Gus" Licking, the owner of the land where the skeleton was discovered and excavated between 2021 and 2023, was expected to sell for between $20 and $30 million.
The dinosaur skeleton, found in 2021 on a farm in the US state of South Dakota, was removed as a result of excavations carried out until 2023. It took three years to reassemble the skeleton in the laboratory.
The previous sales record belonged to the stegosaurus fossil named "Apex", which was sold for 44.6 million dollars at Sotheby's auction in 2024. - NEW YORK