{"id":126532,"date":"2026-07-15T04:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/?p=126532"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:52:16","slug":"un-esqueleto-de-t-rex-se-vende-por-un-record-de-501-millones-de-dolares-en-subasta-en-nueva-york-efe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/un-esqueleto-de-t-rex-se-vende-por-un-record-de-501-millones-de-dolares-en-subasta-en-nueva-york-efe\/","title":{"rendered":"Un esqueleto de T. Rex se vende por un r\u00e9cord de 50,1 millones de d\u00f3lares en subasta en Nueva York | EFE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/T-Rex-1-1024x666.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/T-Rex-1-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/T-Rex-1-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/T-Rex-1-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/T-Rex-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fotograf\u00eda difundida por la casa de subastas Sotheby&#8217;s en su p\u00e1gina oficial, que muestra a personas observando un ejemplar de los esqueletos de Tyrannosaurus Rex en Nueva York (EE.UU.). EFE\/ Sothebys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-23db7e95974579b190d8bc7ea9a6cef6\"><strong>Agencia EFE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nueva York (EFE).- Uno de los esqueletos de Tyrannosaurus Rex m\u00e1s grandes y completos que se conocen se vendi\u00f3 este martes por un r\u00e9cord de 50,1 millones de d\u00f3lares en una subasta de la casa Sotheby\u2019s en Nueva York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El f\u00f3sil, apodado \u2018Gus\u2019, era el dinosaurio m\u00e1s valioso jam\u00e1s ofrecido en una subasta, con una estimaci\u00f3n de entre 20 y 30 millones de d\u00f3lares, y fue objeto de&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/ciencia-y-tecnologia\/2024-07-18\/dinosaurio-apex-subasta-record\/\">una batalla de pujas<\/a>&nbsp;durante diez minutos, seg\u00fan la retransmisi\u00f3n del evento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La entidad celebr\u00f3 el hito en X, donde enfatiz\u00f3 que \u2018Gus\u2019 es el dinosaurio \u00abm\u00e1s caro\u00bb tras lograr un \u00abr\u00e9cord mundial\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De momento no se conoce la identidad del nuevo due\u00f1o del esqueleto, descubierto y recolectado entre 2021 y 2023 en una excavaci\u00f3n en Dakota del Sur (EE.UU.) y que data del Cret\u00e1cico Tard\u00edo, hace unos 67 millones de a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a world record for Gus! The T. Rex just sold for $50.1 million at Sotheby\u2019s New York, becoming the most expensive dinosaur ever up for auction. <br><br>Discover the story of the 67-million-year-old fossil &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nARpEBfo5K\">https:\/\/t.co\/nARpEBfo5K<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cKUHe3MXYF\">pic.twitter.com\/cKUHe3MXYF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sotheby&#39;s (@Sothebys) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sothebys\/status\/2077050407549845540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El r\u00e9cord lo ten\u00eda anteriormente, con 44,6 millones de d\u00f3lares, el estegosaurio \u2018Apex\u2019, adquirido en Sotheby\u2019s en 2024 por el magnate financiero Ken Griffith, quien se lo prest\u00f3 al Museo Americano de Historia Natural de Nueva York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fosiles-de-dinosaurio-al-alza-en-subastas\">F\u00f3siles de dinosaurio, al alza en subastas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas, los f\u00f3siles de dinosaurio han ido apareciendo en subastas con precios cada vez m\u00e1s altos para preocupaci\u00f3n de los paleont\u00f3logos, que reivindican que su lugar est\u00e1 en los centros de investigaci\u00f3n y no las colecciones privadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s vendi\u00f3 el primer esqueleto de dinosaurio en una subasta en 1997, por 8,4 millones. El \u00faltimo T. Rex con nombre propio subastado fue \u2018Stan\u2019, un f\u00f3sil completo que se vendi\u00f3 en 2020 por 31,8 millones en Christie\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-15-a-las-4.48.41-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-15-a-las-4.48.41-756x1024.png 756w, https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-15-a-las-4.48.41-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-15-a-las-4.48.41-768x1040.png 768w, https:\/\/losperiodistas.com.mx\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-15-a-las-4.48.41.png 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaQfV1OO7bx\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\">VER EN INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-como-es-gus\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo es \u2018Gus\u2019?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seg\u00fan la descripci\u00f3n de Sotheby\u2019s, \u2018Gus\u2019 es un \u00abesqueleto montado excepcional, listo para exhibici\u00f3n\u00bb, y es uno de los T. Rex \u00abm\u00e1s grandes jam\u00e1s encontrados\u00bb, con una longitud corporal de m\u00e1s de 11 metros y una altura de casi cuatro metros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiene 183 elementos \u00f3seos y est\u00e1 completo en un 61 %, lo que lo sit\u00faa \u00abfirmemente entre los T. Rex m\u00e1s completos jam\u00e1s descubiertos\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-efe-noticias wp-block-embed-efe-noticias\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HFQUFBGisi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/ciencia-y-tecnologia\/2025-07-17\/meteorito-marciano-subastado-sothebys\/\">El meteorito m\u00e1s grande de Marte hallado en la Tierra se vende por 5,3 millones de d\u00f3lares<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u00abEl meteorito m\u00e1s grande de Marte hallado en la Tierra se vende por 5,3 millones de d\u00f3lares\u00bb \u2014 EFE Noticias\" src=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/ciencia-y-tecnologia\/2025-07-17\/meteorito-marciano-subastado-sothebys\/embed\/#?secret=FTm1TXzpsi#?secret=HFQUFBGisi\" data-secret=\"HFQUFBGisi\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" 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