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

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The skeleton, found in South Dakota, measures 38 feet in length and 12.5 feet tall, with a skull of 54 inches, according to the art auction firm Sotheby’s.

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

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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