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The second most valuable dinosaur fossil sells at auction for $47.3 million
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Key Points:
- The second most valuable dinosaur fossil, a remarkably complete specimen of Nanotyrannus named Jodi, sold for $47.3 million after a 12-minute bidding war involving six bidders.
- Jodi was discovered in 2019 by a Montana rancher and his family, adding to the scientific significance of the fossil.
- The identity of Nanotyrannus had been debated for nearly a century, with uncertainty whether it was a teenage T. rex or a distinct species.
- In 2025, researchers reviewed over 200 fossils and anatomical data, concluding that Nanotyrannus is a separate species based on differences in skeletal features and growth patterns.
- The most valuable dinosaur fossil ever sold fetched $50.1 million in July, just surpassing the price of Jodi.
