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New Crested Dinosaur Species Identified in Canada | Sci.News
5+ min ago (29+ words) A new genus and species of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur has been identified in southern Alberta, Canada, dating back 77 million years to the Campanian age of the Cretaceous period....
Do Fossils Belong in Mansions or Museums?
24+ min ago (339+ words) The record sale of a T. rex skeleton begs the question 5:07 PM CDT on July 14, 2026 This morning an as-yet unknown buyer paid a cool $50 million for one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found. $50,130,000 to be exact…...
A T. rex skeleton just sold for a record $50.1 million
56+ min ago (392+ words) A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus sold at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday for $50.1 million to a phone bidder, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil ever auctioned. The price nearly doubled its estimate and beat the $44.6 million a…...
Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
57+ min ago (1012+ words) Winnipeg 27° C, Cloudy Standing upright with its tail extended and right foot slightly raised, “Gus” is an adult dinosaur specimen measuring about 12 1/2 feet (3.8 meters) tall and 38 feet (11.5 meters) long. He’s about 61% complete, with what Sotheby’s describes as an “exceptionally preserved…...
What Mice And Crayfish Can Teach Us About Evolution
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (548+ words) Deep in a cave in the Missouri Ozarks, a ghostly crustacean blindly grasps for food in total darkness. Illuminated by a flashlight, the Bristly Cave crayfish shines white and nearly translucent. Cut off from sunlight for thousands of generations, cave…...
Racine Art Museum to be awash in color with giant ‘Zig and Zag’ art installation
46+ min ago (515+ words) New York artist Amanda Browder weaving colorful fabric into museum’s acrylic-panel facade A massive art installation using roughly 5,000 square feet of colorful fabric is set to transform the facade of the Racine Art Museum. That’s more than enough fabric to…...
Mystery winner buys T-rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million at auction
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (526+ words) Sotheby's said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024. The…...
De-extinction: The Real Jurassic Park Is Closer Than You Think
45+ min ago (86+ words) NTD News What would you like to watch today? De-extinction: The Real Jurassic Park Is Closer Than You Think New Evidence Suggests Planet 9 Is Real–The Kuiper Cliff Mystery Explained The Not-so-Silent Cosmic Symphony of Deep Space Did Ancient Civilizations…...
Dinosaur George’s Immersive Traveling Dinosaur Museum coming to Thibodaux: See when, where
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (277+ words) Looking for some family fun? Dinosaur George’s Immersive Traveling Dinosaur Museum will be coming to Thibodaux, offering an incredible hands-on journey through prehistoric history. Dinosaur George’s Immersive Traveling Dinosaur Museum will be making a stop at the Warren J. Harang…...
T. rex 'Gus' sold at auction for record $50 million - UPI.com
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (439+ words) July 14 (UPI) -- A massive Tyrannosaurus rex sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York to a phone bidder making it the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at auction. The dinosaur was nicknamed Gus after the owner of the land in…...