Tyrannosaurus Rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold - BBC
A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named Gus sold at a Sotheby's auction for a record-breaking $50.1 million. The sale highlights the growing trend of high-value fossil collecting among private investors.
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The record price raises concerns among scientists about the privatization of natural history specimens and their potential loss to public research institutions.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sells for record price at auction A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York - the most ever paid for a dinosaur.
The report provides factual details about the auction and includes balanced perspectives from both the auction house and the scientific community.
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