T. rex ‘Gus’ becomes world’s most expensive fossil
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A Tyrannosaurus-Rex skeleton has become the most expensive fossil to be sold at auction. It was bought by a mystery bidder for $71 million — but some palaeontologists are raising concerns about the record sale and the risk of putting dinosaur bones in private hands.
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