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Sotheby’s Sells “Jodi” the Nanotyrannus for $47.3 Million, Reigniting the Fossil Ownership Debate

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Sotheby’s Sells “Jodi” the Nanotyrannus for $47.3 Million, Reigniting the Fossil Ownership Debate
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The 67-million-year-old skeleton, shown at Frieze Masters in 2023 as a juvenile T. rex with a $20 million asking price, drew six bidders and now ranks as the second-most-valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction. With fossils increasingly showing up in the international art market, sales like this one raise questions about speculation, scientific rights and the ethics of private ownership.

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