Nanotyrannus skeleton goes to auction in New York with £4.5m price tag

A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton, named Jodi, sold for $47.3m at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. As a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, Jodi is now the second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction. The sale followed a twelve-minute bidding battle involving six participants. This high-profile transaction occurs amidst ongoing scientific debate regarding whether significant dinosaur remains should be held in private collections or remain accessible to the public for research and viewing.