First News: Sale-osaurus!

By Christine Emelone
Published 11th Jul 2022, 10:00 BST

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SALE-OSAURUS!

A 77-million-year-old skeleton of a Gorgosaurus is set to go up for auction later this month.

The dinosaur skeleton was found back in 2018 in the Judith River Formation in Montana, USA. It measures nearly 3m tall and 6.7m long! Palaeontologists believe the dino could have been faster and fiercer than its famous relative, the T-rex.

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All other known Gorgosaurus skeletons are kept in museums, making this one very special. Auction house Sotheby's predicts the giant dino could sell for between£4.1 million to £6.5 million!

The impressive skeleton is set to go on public display in New York, before being auctioned in 28 July.

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