T. rex named Gus sells for $50.1 million to become the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold

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Gus, a mounted Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, at the Sotheby's Breuer building in New York.Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images

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July 14, 2026, 11:20 AM EDT / Updated July 14, 2026, 2:29 PM EDT<br>By Minyvonne Burke

A Tyrannosaurus rex found buried on property belonging to a South Dakota cattle rancher sold Tuesday for $50.1 million, becoming the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at an auction.

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