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Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton 'Jodi' fetches $47.3m in New York

A Nanotyrannus skeleton, a smaller cousin of T rex nicknamed 'Jodi', sold at Sotheby's in New York for $47.3m after a 12-minute bidding battle among six bidders. It had been estimated at $6m-$9m. Found in 2019 in Montana's Hell Creek Formation, the 19.6ft fossil is now the second most valuable dinosaur ever auctioned.

Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton 'Jodi' fetches $47.3m in New York

This summary is based on reporting by The Guardian.

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