A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, nicknamed 'Gus', has sold for a record-breaking US$50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The skeleton, one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found with 183 fossilized bones, was discovered in South Dakota in 2021. The sale highlights a growing market for dinosaur fossils, though this trend has faced criticism from paleontologists concerned about specimens entering private collections. AI
RANK_REASON Auction of a significant paleontological specimen. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]
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