A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton named 'Jodi' sold for $47.3 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York, becoming the second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction, according to Sotheby's. The sale has reignited debate among scientists over whether dinosaur fossils should remain in private hands or be accessible for public study and display.
BBC News – Science & Environment Sale makes ‘Jodi’, a smaller relative of T rex, the ‘second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction’, Sotheby’s says A rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sold at auction in New York this week for $47.3m, making it one of the world’s most expensive fossils. The skeleton, named “Jodi” after the person who found the remains in 2019, sold at Sotheby’s on Tuesday for $47.3m,…
Sale makes ‘Jodi’, a smaller relative of T rex, the ‘second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction’, Sotheby’s says A rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sold at auction in New York this week for $47.3m, making it one of the world’s most expensive fossils. The skeleton, named “Jodi” after the person who found the remains in 2019, sold at Sotheby’s on Tuesday for $47.3m,…
BBC News – Science & Environment 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.
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