T. Rex Skeleton ‘Gus’ Sells for $50.1 Million at Sotheby’s, Setting Auction Record
2026-07-15 00:05:24
According to CNBC, a Tyrannosaurus rex specimen named “Gus” sold at Sotheby’s for $50.1 million, making it the most expensive dinosaur ever sold at auction. The sale exceeded its $20 million to $30 million estimate after a 10-minute bidding war among seven bidders and topped the auction house’s prior record of $44.6 million for a Stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed “Apex” in 2024. Gus was discovered in South Dakota and is about 67 million years old; Sotheby’s said the fossil includes 183 bone elements and is about 61% complete by bone count, measuring about 38 feet long and about 12.5 feet tall with a 54-inch skull.
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