T-Rex fossil ‘Gus’ sells for record $50.1 million at Sotheby’s

A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, nicknamed ‘Gus’, has sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $50.1 million. This sale sets a new record for the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever auctioned.

The specimen is noted for being one of the largest and most complete T-Rex skeletons discovered, measuring 11.6 meters in length and 3.8 meters in height. It consists of 183 fossilized bones, representing approximately 75 to 80 percent of the animal’s total bone mass. Cassandra Hatton, head of the science and natural history department at Sotheby’s, described the specimen as one of the most significant examples of the species ever found.