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Field Museum
Coverage of Field Museum in the Nexus archive.
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- Dinosaur bones market roars as T-Rex named ‘Gus’ sells for record $50.1 million to mystery bidder at auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named 'Gus' sold for $50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction, setting a new record for the most expensive dinosaur bones ever auctioned. The previous record was a nearly complete stegosaurus sold for $45 million in 2024, and the fossil's anonymous buyer outbid six others in a 10-minute auction.
- Ancient ocean mystery deepens as long-misidentified fossil is finally revealed by researchers
A 300-million-year-old fossil initially identified as the world's oldest octopus is now reclassified as the oldest soft-tissue nautilus after analysis revealed distinct dental features. Researchers from the University of Reading used synchrotron technology to examine the fossil, highlighting a significant gap in the fossil record for octopuses.