T. rex skeleton up for auction in New York with $30m pre-sale estimate

A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is set to go on sale in New York with a pre-sale estimate of $30 million, which could make it the most expensive fossil ever sold. The upcoming auction raises serious concerns among scientists, who warn that privately sold specimens are effectively lost to research. Palaeontologists argue that such unique finds should remain accessible to the scientific community.

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