{"id":11544,"date":"2026-05-28T17:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11544"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:31:57","slug":"gus-the-t-rex-could-sell-for-up-to-30m-at-sothebys-nyc-auction-183-fossil-bone-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11544","title":{"rendered":"Gus the T. rex could sell for up to $30M at Sotheby&#8217;s NYC auction: &#8216;183 fossil bone elements&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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with an incredible 183 fossil bone elements, it is approximately 63% complete by bone count, with these bones representing 75\u201380% of the bone mass of the animal, placing it firmly among the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A T. rex named Gus is set to be auctioned with the highest estimate ever placed on a dinosaur. <span class=\"credit\">Matthew Sherman\/Sotheby&#8217;s \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>One of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered, Sotheby\u2019s New York is to offer it with a record estimate of $20\u201330 million. <span class=\"credit\">Matthew Sherman\/Sotheby&#8217;s \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas Heitkamp said: \u201cThis specimen took three years to excavate \u2014 with the team sometimes working for weeks straight without finding a thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, our diligence paid off, and we were delighted to discover what turned out to be a huge and incredibly complete T. rex specimen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really does feel like tackling the world\u2019s hardest puzzle, except we have to find all the pieces first. All those bones separated for 67 million years that we can now, almost magically, fit back together. There\u2019s something deeply satisfying about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gus will headline the auction house\u2019s Natural History sale on July 14 in New York. <span class=\"credit\">Matthew Sherman\/Sotheby&#8217;s \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The fossil was discovered by Thomas Heitkamp and his team on land owned by the late Gary \u201cGus\u201d Licking, a cattle rancher in Harding County, South Dakota. <span class=\"credit\">Matthew Sherman\/Sotheby&#8217;s \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The highest price ever paid for a dinosaur at auction was for the sale of the nearly complete Stegosaurus fossil nicknamed Apex in 2024, which achieved $45 million and set a world record for any dinosaur or fossil at auction. <\/p>\n<p>Apex was estimated by Sotheby\u2019s to sell for between $4-$6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Gus will headline the auction house\u2019s Natural History sale on July 14 in New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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