Paleontologists say it was smaller than T. rex, but it was “brighter,” faster, and able to bite harder.
This specimen is almost 3 meters high, 6.7 meters long and probably weighed about 2 tons. It was discovered in 2018 in the Judith River formation in the US state of Montana. Since then, the skeleton has been in private hands.
Most Gorgosaurus fossils have been found in the adjacent Canadian province of Alberta.
According to Sotheby’s head of science and popular culture, Cassandra Hatton, it’s important that this fossil was found in the US.
“It is very important to note that the skeleton was found in the US. Canada, like many other countries, has strict restrictions on the export of fossils and a dinosaur like this would not be allowed to leave Canada. Because it was found in the US “That means we can actually sell it, and that’s part of what makes this dinosaur so rare. Only a handful of specimens have been found, and they’re all in museums. This is the only one on the market,” he said. she said.
Dinosaur skeletons are often auctioned these days, much to the frustration of paleontologists. They see the possibility of exhibiting the fossils in museums and making them available to scientific researchers disappearing.
Sotheby’s has not disclosed who the buyer is. Since the US does not restrict the export of fossils, the Gorgosaurus can go abroad.
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