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Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction

The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated October 27, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC

The skeleton, named “Jodi” after the person who found the remains in 2019, sold at Sotheby’s on Tuesday for $47.3m, “after a twelve-minute bidding battle that saw six bidders compete online and over the phones, before ultimately selling on the phone”, Sotheby’s said in a statement.

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