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Mystery Buyer Pays $72 Million AUD for Rare T
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Tom Marks
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A T-rex fossil named Gus sold for a record-breaking US$50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The sale has sparked debate among palaeontologists regarding the ethics of private ownership versus public scientific access to significant fossils.
A giant Tyrannosaurus rex known as Gus has rewritten the record books after selling for an astonishing US$50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The result makes the prehistoric predator the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at auction.
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