A Nanotyrannus dinosaur skeleton nicknamed Jodi sold at Sotheby's auction in New York for $47.3 million.
The mounted Nanotyrannus skeleton, nicknamed Jodi, sold at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday for $47.3 million, far above its $6-9 million estimate. It is the second most expensive fossil ever sold, behind the T. rex "Gus" which fetched $50.1 million in July. The buyer remained anonymous after a roughly 12-minute bidding war among six contenders.
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Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction
Science-access debate and expert alarm · negative
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Rare Nanotyrannus sells at auction for $47.3 million, becoming second most valuable fossil ever
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BBC · 2026-10-27 16:24 UTC
Nanotyrannus skeleton goes to auction in New York with £4.5m price tag
BBC · 2026-10-27 17:59 UTC
Nanotyrannus skeleton auctioned for $47.3m in New York
Globe and Mail · 2026-10-27 20:04 UTC
Fossil of Nanotyrannus sells at auction for $47-million
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The wires and tabloids lead with the $47.3 million price tag and the mini T. rex hook; the BBC foregrounds the scientists' alarm that Jodi could vanish into a private vault.
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“Rare Nanotyrannus sells at auction for $47.3 million, becoming second most valuable fossil ever”CNN CNN LEFT
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“Fossil of Nanotyrannus, cousin of T. rex, sells at auction for $47-million” · BBC, Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post
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The bidding war lasted about 12 minutes among six contenders
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