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Buyer drops nearly $72m on one of world's most complete T-rex skeletons
A T-rex skeleton has been sold for millions at an auction in New York. (Supplied: Sotheby's)
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" has become the most expensive fossil to be sold at auction.
The skeleton measures 11.6 metres long and is made up of 183 fossilised bones, making it one of the largest and most complete tyrannosaurs discovered.
Palaeontologists have raised concerns over the surging market for dinosaur bones putting valuable specimens into private hands.
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" has become the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction.
The fossil, discovered on a South Dakota cattle ranch in 2021, sold for $US50.1 million ($71.8m) after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders at Sotheby's, New York.
Tyrannosaurus Rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York – the most ever paid for a dinosaur.
The fossil of this infamous predator stands more than 12 feet (4m) tall, and with over 60% of its bones recovered is one of "the most complete" specimens ever found, according to Sotheby's.
The winning bidder at the sale on Tuesday has not yet been disclosed.
Gus, as the T. rex has been affectionately named, was discovered in 2021 on a remote ranch in the US State of South Dakota.
"This result has been years in the making," said Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's worldwide head of science and natural history.
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