T. rex skeleton sells for $50.1 million at auction
A T. rex fossil known as 'Gus' has set a new auction record. The sale took place after a competitive bidding process. (sources: aljazeera, foxnews, upi, cbc, cnbc)
The T. rex fossil, nicknamed Gus, sold for $50.1 million, making it the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever auctioned. The auction featured a 10-minute bidding war among seven participants.
- The fossil is approximately 67 million years old and includes a well-preserved skull.
- The auction was conducted by Sotheby's.
- The sale has sparked discussions about the future of the fossil.
Why it matters
This sale highlights the growing interest and value in paleontological artifacts.
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S859 · 119th Congress
Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025
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This story is about T. This bill would impose stronger permitting, inspection, reclamation, and enforcement rules for mineral activity on public-domain lands.
If passed, it would:
- impose stronger permitting, inspection, reclamation, and enforcement rules for mineral activity on public-domain lands • create more leverage to protect scientifically significant public-land resources before they become private commercial.
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This story is about T. This bill would fund county-road digitization and public road datasets.
If passed, it would
- fund county-road digitization and public road datasets • bar those datasets from disclosing protected historic, paleontological, or archaeological resource information.
This story is about T. This bill would revise hardrock-mining rules on public lands and add stronger environmental and enforcement requirements.
If passed, it would
- revise hardrock-mining rules on public lands and add stronger environmental and enforcement requirements • protect certain special places and require more oversight of activities that can disturb sensitive resources.
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