Rare Dinosaur Once Mistaken for a Teenage T. Rex Fetches $47.3 Million in Just 12 Minutes

Nature World News | 04.11.2026 11:40
A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton nicknamed "Jodi" sold for $47.3 million at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, Oct. 27, after a roughly 12-minute live auction, according to the Associated Press. Sotheby's had estimated the fossil would bring $6 million to $9 million.