Scientists invoke Indiana Jones, Sam Neill after record T-Rex purchase | The World | ABC NEWS
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A new record has been set among the few of us who can afford to purchase a dinosaur. An anonymous bidder at a Sotheby's auction in New York has paid nearly AU$72 million to become the proud owner of a T-Rex skeleton nicknamed 'Gus'. But as paleontologist Dr. Jake Kotevski tells The World, not everyone is thrilled by the news. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific
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