T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a ​problem for scientists

T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a ​problem for scientistsPublished47 minutes agoImage source, Matthew ShermanByEsme StallardSenior climate and science reporterIn 1997, Sotheby's hosted its first natural history auction selling fossils and other wonders of our prehistoric world.It was a niche event mostly attended by the world's museums looking for specimens to add to their collections.On the books that day was a Tyrannosaurus Rex called Sue - she was eventually sold for $8m (£6m) to the Field Museum in Chicago.Nearly 30 years later, on Tuesday, another T.

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