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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Philip Marcelo

HISTORICAL FACTS: Mystery winner buys t rex nicknamed gus for a record 50 million at auction | History Defined

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, nicknamed "Gus," has shattered auction records, selling for an astonishing $50.1 million on Tuesday.

Billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens, the 67-million-year-old skeleton is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever sold.

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