This 70-Million-Year-Old Gorgosaurus Skeleton Is Being Auctioned Off For The First Time Ever, And It’s Most Likely Going To Go For As Much As $8 Million Dollars
On July 28, Sotheby’s New York will be auctioning off the first-ever Gorgosaurus skeleton for private purchase.
Sotheby’s was established in 1744 and is known as “the world’s largest, most trusted and dynamic marketplace for art and luxury.”
And with their newly announced Gorgosaurus, Sotheby’s is living up to that reputation.
The name Gorgosaurus is Greek for “fierce lizard,” and these fierce lizards were apex predators that lived in western North America during the late cretaceous period.
In other words, roughly seventy million years ago.
The particular Gorgosaurus being auctioned off by Sotheby’s was discovered in the Judith River Formation in Montana back in 2018.
“This discovery was particularly exceptional due to the rarity of Gorgosaurus material south of the Canadian border– this being one of only a few found in the United States,” Sotheby’s wrote on Instagram alongside a reel of the massive dinosaur skeleton being assembled.
In fact, the skeleton is ten feet tall, a whopping twenty-two feet long, and an entire team was required to reassemble all of the skeletal bones.
Instagram; pictured above is the Gorgosaurus
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This dinosaur, which resembles its relative the Tyrannosaurus rex, is set to hit the auction block in just two and a half weeks.
And now, experts believe that bidding could reach as high as eight million dollars.
But, if you are hoping to view this ancient treasure without paying the hefty price tag, the Gorgosaurus will also be available for public viewing at Sotheby’s New York gallery starting July 21.
To learn more about this “ferocious fossil” and how to get in on the bidding, you can watch the short video produced by Sotheby’s linked here.
Or, to check out the Gorgosaurus’ extreme size being assembled, you can watch Sotheby’s Instagram Reel linked here.
People from across the nation have been enjoying the rad video, which was thoughtfully set to the Jurassic Park soundtrack.
“Wow! That would make a statement in your hallway,” one commenter joked.
“This is amazing,” wrote another user.
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