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Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3 million at Sotheby's
A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton, a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sold at Sotheby's in New York for $47.3 million.[1, 2, 3] The skeleton, named Jodi after the person who found the remains in 2019, drew six bidders, Sotheby's said.[1, 2] The sale makes Jodi the second-most-valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, and one of the world's most expensive fossils.[1, 2, 5]
The 67-million-year-old skeleton was shown at Frieze Masters in 2023 as a juvenile T. rex with a $20 million asking price, the Observer reported.[1] The auction comes amid debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view, the BBC reported.[6] The Observer reported that sales like this raise questions about speculation, scientific rights and the ethics of private ownership.[1]
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