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A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records - and possibly disappear forever
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A rare T. rex skeleton named 'Gus' is set for auction at Sotheby's, potentially breaking price records. The sale has sparked debate among paleontologists regarding the ethics of private ownership of significant scientific fossils.
Before he became the namesake of one of the largest predators that ever lived - or made it into the footnotes of an auction catalogue - the late Gary "Gus" Licking, a cattle rancher in South Dakota, had always suspected his land was hiding something big.
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