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T rex fossil âGusâ sells for $50.1m at New York auction, setting new record | New York
23+ min ago (604+ words) Skeleton judged to be one of the largest and most complete ever unearthed was excavated on a ranch in South Dakota A vast, fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus sold at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday for $50.1m with fees (£37.4m) to…...
Harding County T. rex fetches $50 million at auction
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (233+ words) Black Hills Pioneer Harding County T. rex fetches $50 million at auction BUFFALO â One of the most complete, and largest, Tyrannosaurus rex specimens event discovered sold at auction for $50,130,000 this morning at Sothebyâs New York. Sothebyâs estimated âGus…...
What mice and crayfish can teach us about evolution
46+ min ago (629+ 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…...
Inflatable dinosaurs race at Emerald Downs, in photos
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (317+ words) Before you pick up a watermelon this month, here are 5 things that you should know about buying them in July. I first took a survey back in May at what the watermelon prices were at stores across the country. So…...
Meet the Earliest Known 'Right-Handed' Animal, a Worm-Like Creature That Lived About 550 Million Years Ago
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (390+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent A tiny critter that lived around 550 million years ago might represent the first known sign of right-handedness in animals—despite not having any hands. “As soon as you get something that has a left and a…...
New giant dinosaur species discovered in Uruguay
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (705+ words) The world gone mad. Real reports about global catastrophes, ongoing wars, UFO encounters, conspiracies and the collapse of civilization. A pair of fossil bones discovered by local fishermen has led to one of Uruguay’s most important paleontological finds. After decades…...
Spider fang evolution has an unexpected marine origin
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (886+ words) A 518-million-year-old fossil from southern China holds the earliest known trace of the fanged pincers that spiders and scorpions carry today. The sea creature, named Urokodia, was barely an inch long, and a pair of small pincer-like limbs sat just…...
Surprised Scientists Witness the Ocean Floor Literally Splitting Apart at Its Seams
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (537+ words) An international team of geophysicists examining the Southern Indian Ocean floor witnessed a section greater than two meters split apart, releasing millions of cubic meters of stored-up magma within just a few days. Jean-Yves Royer, a marine geophysicist at the…...
Gus to Become Priciest Dinosaur? T Rex Worth $30M Likely to End Up in Private Collection at Sotheby's
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (855+ words) A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus is expected to become one of the most expensive dinosaur fossils ever sold when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday. Valued at up to $30 million, the skeleton could…...
Jur-asset Park? T Rex skeleton could cost UHNW investor up to $30M this week
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (591+ words) Fossil fuels imagination of specialized investors as dinosaur Gus heads an ancient line up A near-complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton named Gus carries a pre-sale valuation of $30 million and a minimum opening bid of $19 million as it headlines a natural history…...