67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton sells for  £25 million

A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, nicknamed Stan after the paleontologist who discovered it in 1987m sold for £25m ($31.8m) at an auction in New York.

The sale set a new world record for any dinosaur fossil ever sold at an auction. Standing 13 feet tall and 40 feet long, Stan is one of the most complete T Rex skeletons weighing around 8 tonnes.