Gus the T. Rex Crushes World Record for Dinosaur at Auction

It’s a world record for Gus! The T. Rex just became the most expensive dinosaur ever sold at auction. This morning at #SothebysNewYork, the room erupted into applause as seven online, phone and in-person bidders battled over 10 minutes for a final hammer price of over $50.1 million. Excavated in Harding County, South Dakota, the 67-million-year-old specimen took five years in the making and is officially the largest and most complete T. Rex sold. Gus exceeded the 2024 ‘Apex’ Stegosaurus fossil sale, doubling its low estimate of $20-30 million.