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Rare Nanotyrannus Fossil Sells for $47.3 Million at New York Auction

A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton named 'Jodi' has sold for $47.3 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York following a competitive bidding war. The multi-million dollar sale makes the specimen one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever sold and has reignited ongoing debates regarding the private ownership of scientific artifacts versus public exhibition.

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Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction (The Guardian)
Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction (BBC News)
This fossil may look like a mini T. rex, but a Nanotyrannus just sold for a giant $47 million (The Independent UK)