Mystery owner of Stan the T rex finally revealed following $31.8m auction

Paleontologists celebrate happy ending' as Abu Dhabi museum is revealed as owner, after fearing implications of sale to secret buyer

On 6 October 2020, a mysterious buyer paid a record-breaking $31.8m for the famous Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Stan.

The rare, mostly complete skeleton of the dinosaur quickly vanished from the public eye. Paleontologists were left worried that the auction sale to a secret buyer would drive up the cost of rare skeletons, price out smaller museums and deny researchers - and the public - access to them.