On July 14, a skeleton of a giant tyrannosaur, nicknamed “Gus,” was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York for a record price of 50.1 million dollar. This transaction was recorded as the highest price paid for dinosaur remains in history.
According to the auction house, the remains of this tyrannosaur, which lived about 67 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, were found in the Hell Creek geological formation in the US state of South Dakota. This treasure, which is 3.8 meters tall and about 11.5 meters long, consists of 183 different bones and dozens of rare ribs that are not included in the technical register. According to the parties, “Gus” is one of the largest and intact tyrannosaur skeletons ever found, and it was presented at the auction fully assembled and ready for exhibition.
In fact, the auction house had estimated the value of the find at between 20 and 30 million dollars before the auction. However, with seven bidders bidding, the price reached a record high within just 10 minutes of the auction. The previous record was set just two years ago when Sotheby’s sold a stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed “Apex” for an estimated 45 million dollar.
