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Dino skeleton that looks like mini T. rex sells for a giant US$47 million
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A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world’s most expensive fossils. The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus – recently confirmed to be a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, not just a young specimen – sold for US$47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York on Tuesday, according to Sotheby’s. The auction house had expected it to fetch anywhere from US$6 to US$9 million.
A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world’s most expensive fossils.
The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus – recently confirmed to be a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, not just a young specimen – sold for US$47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York on Tuesday, according to Sotheby’s.
The auction house had expected it to fetch anywhere from US$6 to US$9 million.
The blockbuster price tag for “Jodi”, as the skeleton is nicknamed, makes it the...
[Image text:] JONANOTYRANNUS