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A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" sold Tuesday for $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The five most expensive dinosaurs sold at auction have all been since 2020, including Stan a T. rex sold for $31.8m in 2020 - the guide price had been $6-8m.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Nearly 30 years later, on Tuesday, another T. rex will make an appearance at the annual auction - one of the most complete specimens of this kind ever found.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
One of the world's most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed "Gus," was showcased Wednesday at Sotheby's auction house in New York ahead of its sale later this month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He could smile at a T. rex, and next thing, they’d be making plans to have a burger together.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
Eusebius says that at the beginning of the Olympiads Lacedæmoniorum reges defecerunt, which error arose from the lists ending here, which had been made for computing the preceding periods.544.Apollod. ap.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
Vergil's own words would imply that his early effort centered about Aeneas' wars in Italy; the sixth Eclogue, Cum canerem reges et proelia, is rather explicit on this point.
From Vergil A Biography by Frank, Tenney
On his refusing this honour, Mary wrote, or caused to be written, the following lines in Latin and French: Sunt comites, ducesque alii; sunt denique reges; Sethom dominum sit satis esse mihi.
From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir
Certainly German progress shows that the Germans can have no ground to quote: “Quicquid delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi,” of their Emperor.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
It is something to be thankful for if we have not to apply to them the adage—Quic-quid delirant reges plectuntur Achivi—'When kings go mad their people get their blows.'
From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew
