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T. rex skeleton sells for $50 million, becoming most expensive fossil ever sold

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With the record-breaking sale of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, debate is swirling over the private market for dinosaur fossils. Some argue they belong in museums where they can be studied and seen by the public. NBC News' Marquise Francis reports.

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