A 77-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton — first of a kind — sold for $6.1 million to an unknown buyer at Sotheby’s live Natural History auction in New York. Some scientists are fretting, however.
Fossils of a 'bonecrushing' reptile that's related to the modern-day crocodile has been discovered in Brazil. The powerful scavenger that feasted on dinosaurs 230 million years ago was nicknamed the 'T. Rex of its time' by researchers.was on the auction block at Sotheby’s live Natural History auction in New York City on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
Sotheby’s noted in a press release that the Gorgosaurus skeleton was one of the most valuable dinosaurs ever sold.BUZZ ALDRIN'S MOON-FLOWN APOLLO 11 JACKET SELLS FOR RECORD $2.8MThe carnivore reigned during the Late Cretaceous period, native to the area now known as western North America, according to Sotheby's.
Sotheby’s global head of science and popular culture, Cassandra Hatton, shared in a statement ahead of the auction that the prehistoric relic was an inspiration.
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