Bids on "Gus" will start at $19 million, a steep price for public institutions. Specimens in private collections can be harder for researchers to examine, and they're practically impossible to include ...

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named "Gus" has become the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold after fetching $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York. The sale reportedly shattered the previous ...

A T-rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder. But many aren't happy about it.

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named “Gus” became the most expensive dinosaur ever to sell at auction on Tuesday. Gus sold for $50,130,000—far above the estimated $20-million to $30-million price tag ...

One of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossils ever discovered was sold for over $50 million, making it the most expensive fossil ever sold. On July 14, the fossil, known as Gus, was auctioned off ...

Several fossilized bones discovered in Wyoming over several digs between 1997 and 2017 feature tooth marks that were likely the result of a big bite by a T. rex. The fossils are detailed in a study ...

Sotheby's sold a Tyrannosaurus rex specimen for $50.1 million. It's the most expensive dinosaur ever sold at auction, passing a stegosaurus skeleton that billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin bought ...

A giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold for $50.1 million at an auction in New York on Tuesday, marking a new record price for a dinosaur fossil. The T. rex, nicknamed Gus, is a towering figure, ...

A massive Tyrannosaurus rex sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York making it the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at auction.

A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest predicaments.

The record-breaking sale has renewed debate among paleontologists that private ownership of rare specimens makes them less accessible to study ...

Gus is about 12.5-feet-tall, 38-feet-long, and could fetch the highest price for any dinosaur ever sold at auction. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 1, 2026 4:04 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a ...