A nearly complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil, named Gus, is set for auction at Sotheby's with a valuation of $30 million, sparking debate on whether scientifically important specimens should be reserved for museums or rewarded to discoverers.
A massive T. rex fossil, nicknamed 'Gus', discovered on a South Dakota cattle ranch, will be auctioned by Sotheby's on July 14, 2026. With an estimated sale price of $20-30 million, it is among the largest and most complete T. rex skeletons ever found, sparking debate about private ownership of scientific discoveries.
A titanosaur tail bone, discovered in Antarctica in 1985, has been identified as a dinosaur fossil decades later. The species remains unknown, but the dinosaur was approximately 23 feet long and lived when Antarctica was covered in forests.
A 160-million-year-old Chinese fossil of Anchiornis huxleyi, a four-winged feathered dinosaur, reveals messy moulting patterns suggesting it may have been flightless, challenging the linear evolution of bird flight.
