Gus T-rex breaks dinosaur Fossil sale record at auction
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Fossils often preserve bones well enough to reveal the shape of an ancient animal, but traces of soft tissues are much less common. That is why a newly described dinosaur from north-eastern China has drawn such close attention from palaeontologists.
A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica was tucked away for decades before finally being identified as part of a large titanosaur that once roamed Earth’s southernmost continent. The fossil was first discovered in 1985 during an expedition to the James Ross Island on the southeastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Dinosaur fossils are rare to find in Antarctica because of the unforgiving ice caps. But millions of years ago, the region was populated by lush forests.
Bids on "Gus" will start at $19 million, a steep price for public institutions. Specimens in private collections can be harder for researchers to examine, and they're practically impossible to include
Learn about the latest dinosaur discovery in Thailand, a sauropod that had hollow vertebrae to support its long neck.
Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer. It comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur called a titanosaur.
A rare fossilized vomit was found in Germany. This ancient vomit dates back to the Early Permian period, approximately 290 million years ago. Inside the fossilized vomit, scientists discovered bones from three different small animals.
The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is believed to have lived around 150 million years ago.
Gus the T. Rex, the world's most complete T. Rex fossil, sold for a record $50.1 million to an unnamed buyer.
