Rare Nanotyrannus Skeleton 'Jodi' Sells for $47.3M
The specimen was 70% complete and sold for far above Sotheby’s $6 million to $9 million estimate, the auction house said.
- A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sold for $47.3 million to an anonymous buyer at a Sotheby auction in New York City on Tuesday, far exceeding expectations.
- Montana rancher Jodi Pierson discovered the specimen on her land in 2019, and it was later featured in the 2020 Discovery Channel documentary series "Dino Hunters."
- Measuring 19.6 feet long and 70% complete, the skeleton fetched nearly five times the $6 million to $9 million price range Sotheby had projected.
- The skeleton, named "Jodi" for its discoverer, represents the second-highest price ever paid for dinosaur bones at auction, trailing only the T. rex fossil "Gus."
- While "Gus" remains the record at $50.1 million, Nanotyrannus was recently confirmed as a distinct genus and distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, not merely a juvenile.
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Meet Nanotyrannus Jodi: Auction - The rare dinosaur once mistaken for a young T. rex that fetched $47.3 million
A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton named Jodi sold for $47.3 million at Sotheby's in New York, becoming the second-most expensive dinosaur fossil ever auctioned. Once mistaken for a juvenile T. rex, the specimen has reignited debate over private fossil ownership and scientific access.
It was sold at 47.3 million dollars a rare skeleton of Nanotyrannus, put at auction by Sotheby's in New York. The skeleton, named Jodi, in honor of the lady who discovered it in her ranch in Montana, was sold at a much higher figure than the base [...] The article A rare skeleton of Nanotyrannus was sold at auction from Sotheby's in New York for 47.3 million dollars comes from The Daily Fact.
A Rare Nanotyrannus Skeleton Sells for $47.3 Million, Becoming the Second Most Valuable Dinosaur Ever Auctioned
Paleontologists have long argued over whether some small tyrannosaur skeletons belonged to a new genus, called Nanotyrannus, or were young Tyrannosaurus rex. "Jodi" was sold just one year after researchers reported the most conclusive evidence yet that Nanotyrannus is valid
The contrariness of paleontologists: "These fossils must be in museums"
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