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The fossilized skeleton of a 76-million-year-old ferocious dinosaur has sold for more than $6 million in one of the most expensive buys for the prehistoric creatures. The Gorgosaurus ...
Sotheby’s noted in a press release that the Gorgosaurus skeleton was one of the most valuable dinosaurs ever sold. This Gorgosaurus was the first to appear at an auction, ever — and is one of ...
“Excavated only a few years ago, a Gorgosaurus has never before been offered at auction, and the opportunity of sharing this dinosaur with the public for the first time is an immense pleasure ...
A 76 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur skeleton ... At nearly 10 feet tall and 22 feet long, the Gorgosaurus skeleton was found in the Judith River Formation near Havre, Montana, in 2018.
The sale is the second-ever of a fossilised dinosaur skeleton auctioned by Sotheby's. The first, a T-rex nicknamed Sue, was sold to Chicago's Field Museum in 1997 for $8.36m. The Gorgosaurus was ...
The Gorgosaurus — or “fierce lizard” — didn’t have to worry about being hunted 77 million years ago when it terrorized the Earth. A cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, the dinosaur could ...
The unearthing of a complete Gorgosaurus was a rare discovery that could advance dinosaur research—which is why scientists are not happy to see it fall into private hands. Sotheby’s New York ...
Here’s how it works. The first specimen of the meat-eating dinosaur Gorgosaurus to ever hit the auction block will go before bidders in New York City on July 28, according to Sotheby's auction ...
The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby's natural history auction on July 28, the auction house said. The Gorgosaurus was an apex carnivore that lived in what is now the western United ...
The bones found inside the Gorgosaurus body cavity belonged to juvenile dinosaurs of another species. The young meat-eater had chomped off the hind legs of two parrot-like dinosaurs called ...
The 77-million-year-old fossil, belonging to a Gorgosaurus, sold for $6.1 million to an unknown buyer. The bidder also won the right to give the dinosaur skeleton a name. Sotheby’s noted in a ...