A 70 million-year-old skeleton of the dinosaur Gorgosaurus went for $6.1 million at Sotheby’s.
A 70 million-year-old skeleton of the dinosaur Gorgosaurus, the first of its kind to ever go up for auction and one of only 20 specimens known to exist, went for $6.1 million at Sotheby’s Thursday as the controversial market for dinosaur bones stays strong....
The winning bidder will be able to give the bones a nickname that the specimen will be referred to as, a tradition for dinosaur skeletons. The Gorgosaurus is among the most valuable dinosaur skeletons to ever sell at auction, the auction house said, though the record is still held by
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