A Tyrannosaurus rex tooth? More than $100,000. In a booming market for dinosaur fossils, Sotheby’s estimated that a T. rex skull it was auctioning would fetch between $15 million and $20 million.

But the skull, which weighs 150-plus pounds and measures about 4½ feet long, seems much more than just an objet. It isn’t precisely a work of art, and Maximus was once alive.

Lower price: The skull of a T. rex found in South Dakota sold for much less than earlier estimates. (Sotheby's) By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk December 10, 2022 at 3:58 pm EST ...

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December 9, 2022 This T. Rex Skull Sold for Nearly $15 Million Less Than Expected at Auction—Here’s Why Maximus only hammered down for $6.1 million.

It was the first time such a T. rex skeleton was put up for auction in Europe. Including the "buyer's premium" and fees, the sale came to 5.5 million Swiss francs (about $6.1 million), Koller said.

Sotheby’s estimated that a T. rex skull it was auctioning in 2022 would fetch between $15 million and $20 million, but it sold for only $6.1 million.

Lower price: The skull of a T. rex found in South Dakota sold for much less than earlier estimates. (Sotheby's) ByBob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk December 10, 2022 at 3:58 pm EST ...

T. rex skull unearthed in South Dakota sells for less than expected By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk December 10, 2022 at 3:58 pm EST + Caption (Sotheby's) By Bob D'Angelo ...

NEW YORK — A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota was sold for far less than expected in an auction on Friday. The 200-pound skull, nicknamed Maximus, sold for $6.1 million ...