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Gus the T Rex Sells for $50M | Art News
A 67-million-year-old T. rex nicknamed “Gus” just shattered records, selling for $50.1 million at Sotheby’s—the most expensive dinosaur ever auctioned. This mega-sale reflects a booming trend: fossils are now luxury assets rivaling rare watches and sports memorabilia. But paleontologists warn that such high prices risk pulling scientifically vital specimens out of public hands and into private collections. Sotheby’s defends the sales, crediting private collectors for crucial excavation and preservation efforts—and noting some fossils, like the Apex Stegosaurus, are still loaned to museums…
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