Gus the T-Rex sells for record $70 million

Name: Gus the T-Rex sells for record $70 million
Uploaded: 2026-07-15T09:30:49Z
Duration: 2 min 13 s
Channel: 7NEWS Australia
Description: Gus, a nearly complete T-Rex skeleton that walked the earth 67 million years ago, has sold at auction in New York for $70 million, setting a new record for dinosaur fossils. The 11.5m-long and 3.5m-tall specimen was discovered in South Dakota by fossil hunters who found bones protruding from the ground on a ranch. #dinosaurfossil #TRex #SouthDakota #auctionrecord

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Gus, a nearly complete T-Rex skeleton that walked the earth 67 million years ago, has sold at auction in New York for $70 million, setting a new record for dinosaur fossils. The 11.5m-long and 3.5m-tall specimen was discovered in South Dakota by fossil hunters who found bones protruding from the ground on a ranch. #dinosaurfossil #TRex #SouthDakota #auctionrecord

Gus the T-Rex sells for record $70 million

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