A new home for Stan, the T. rex fossil
April 5, 2022
In 2020, Stan, one of the world’s largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. rex) skeletons, was auctioned for a record $27.5 million ($31.8 m with fees and costs).
The precious fossil, bought by an anonymous private buyer, led many paleontologists to fret that the T. rex was lost to science forever. As it turns out, they had nothing to worry about. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, revealed that the 39-foot-long (11.7-metre-long)
T. rex will be a star attraction in their new Natural History Museum scheduled to open in 2025.