{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil",
  "title": "Tyrannosaurus REX Fossil",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil.json",
  "summary": "High-value auction sale driving market and cultural interest in paleontology collectibles and auction records.",
  "why_now": "Because the auction result and headline price were reported widely and simultaneously, creating an immediate spike in searches about the specimen and auction details.",
  "evidence_summary": "- why_this_is_trending cites multiple outlets reporting a T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' selling for ~$50M—record-breaking fossil sale. - Coverage from NPR and NBC frames this as an auction/market event with cultural interest. - The item’s sale price and auction attention generate both commerce-market and public-curiosity searches.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Commerce / Consumer Demand",
  "collected_at": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Commerce / Consumer Demand",
  "score": 89.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "- Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million - NPR"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million - NPR",
      "source": "NPR",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE1ldi1teVdQVjdUVll0QUUtbGlzR3ZEUnVOd3o2bjNkNWltZmF1eFVBQldPRGJZR1lJcjg5ZW51d1FqNGkxSGt0bGtWZy1LYUpnYWpxMVByMDdZRXc0cGZCX1ZqdWxRVkN2aTZQUVlaRjZVMXg4N0pfMzJ3?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202607160050_signal_Quality-4-tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil",
    "batch_id": "202607160050",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202607160050_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202607160042_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202607160032_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202607160021_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202607160010_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202607160000_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}