{"id":366900,"date":"2026-07-15T23:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=366900"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:35:23","slug":"t-rex-fossil-fetches-greater-than-50-million-at-auction-from-mystery-bidder-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/t-rex-fossil-fetches-greater-than-50-million-at-auction-from-mystery-bidder-national\/","title":{"rendered":"T. rex fossil fetches greater than $50 million at auction from mystery bidder – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A rare Tyrannosaurus rex fossil believed to be certainly one of the biggest and most complete ever discovered has been sold at auction for greater than $50 million to an anonymous bidder.<\/p>\n

Sotheby\u2019s in Latest York said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed Gus, is now the costliest<\/a> set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned, selling for $50.1 million, surpassing the nearly $45 million price tag for an almost complete Stegosaurus sold by the identical auction house in 2024.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a world record for Gus! The T. Rex just sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby\u2019s Latest York, becoming the costliest dinosaur ever up for auction. <\/p>\n

Discover the story of the 67-million-year-old fossil >> https:\/\/t.co\/nARpEBfo5K<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cKUHe3MXYF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Before that, the record was for a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed Stan, which sold for nearly $32 million in 2020.<\/p>\n

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Gus, a 38-foot-long T. rex<\/a>, is 63 per cent complete, based on Sotheby\u2019s, with those bones making up 75 to 80 percent of the animal\u2019s total mass.<\/p>\n

Standing upright with its tail prolonged and right foot barely raised, Gus is an adult dinosaur specimen measuring about 12 and a half feet (3.8 meters) tall and has been remarkably well preserved, with a jaw filled with teeth, \u00a0two \u201cwell represented\u201d feet and quite a few rarely found bones, including a furcula, or wishbone.<\/p>\n

The dinosaur was discovered in 2021 on a cattle ranch in South Dakota, near where a team of paleontologists had just accomplished one other dig. Inside days of searching, a metatarsal was found and a five-year excavation and reconstruction involving greater than 1,000 pieces ensued.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe top of \u2018Gus,\u2019 a part of a T. rex skeleton, is pictured during a press preview on the Sotheby\u2019s Breuer constructing in Latest York on July 1, 2026. The 67-million-year-old skeleton was found during an excavation on private land in South Dakota. Comprised of 183 fossil bones, it’s one of the vital complete T. rex fossils ever found.\t\t\t\t<\/span>
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