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

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, 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.