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Dinosaurs are going up for auction—and the battle over who owns them is heating up. Sotheby’s is selling a T. Rex named Gus, potentially worth $30 million, sparking a fierce debate: should these scientifically vital fossils go to museums or reward the hunters who risk everything to find them? These fossil hunters endure months in remote, dangerous terrain, then spend years painstakingly preserving fragile remains before they even reach auction. While museums struggle to secure these treasures, private collectors are snapping them up, raising alarms that research could be lost forever. Auction houses argue the high prices reflect the immense effort and risk involved—and that hunters are essentially saving dinosaurs from a “second extinction.” But without guarantees of long-term access, science may lose out. The fate of these ancient giants hangs in the balance.

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