The fossil was priceless to paleontologists. Now it belongs to an unknown bidder. The sale of one of the world's most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons smashed auction estimates when it was sold at Christie's auction for US$31.8 million. The sale set a new world record for any dinosaur skeleton or fossil ever sold at auction.
Useful links: https://www.christies.com/features/The-life-of-STAN-a-T-rex-excavated-in-1992-10872-7.aspx I https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/10/stan-tyrannosaurus-rex-sold-at-auction-paleontologists-are-furious
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