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

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil nicknamed "Gus" has made history after selling for a staggering $50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York, setting a new record as the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold.The 67-million-year-old skeleton surpassed the previous auction record held by the stegosaurus "Apex," which sold for nearly $45 million in 2024. It also overtook "Stan," a famous T. rex skeleton that fetched nearly $32 million in 2020.One of the largest and most complete T. rex fossils ever foundAccording to Sotheby's, Gus is a 38-foot-long (11.5-metre) Tyrannosaurus rex and one of the largest and most complete specimens ever discovered.The adult dinosaur stands around 12.5 feet (3.8 metres) tall and is 63 per cent complete, with those preserved bones accounting for an estimated 75 to 80 per cent of the animal's total mass.