Western SD T-Rex fetches $50 million at auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered on a ranch in western South Dakota has sold for more than $50 million in an auction held July 14 in New York.

According to the Sotheby’s website, the auction is closed and the dinosaur fossil nicknamed “Gus” was sold for $50.13 million after starting at $19 million, one of the highest sales ever for such a fossil. The sale price is well above the $30 million pr…