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Topic: paleontology

A mounted Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on display

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A T. rex named Gus sells for a record $50.1 million at Sotheby's

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton unearthed in South Dakota sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby's, the most ever paid for a dinosaur fossil at auction, and a result that has revived a long-running argument over whether such specimens belong in museums or private hands.

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