Rare auction in New York: A dinosaur skeleton
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A unique auction
Sotheby's in New York will have a unique auction this month: Of the fossilized skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago.
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Skeleton of Gorgosaurus
The skeleton is that of a Gorgosaurus. That was an apex carnivore that lived in what is now the western United States and Canada during the late Cretaceous Period. 10 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Lived 76 million years ago
The specimen being sold was discovered in 2018 in the Judith River Formation near Montana. It measures nearly 3 meters tall and 6.7 meters long.
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Only specimen for sale
It's a rare chance to own a Gorgosaurus skeleton. All other known skeletons are in museum collections, making this one the only specimen available for private ownership
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How much will it fetch?
How much does the auction house hope to make from this? Sotheby's says its presale estimate for the fossil is $5 million to $8 million.