A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sold at a New York auction for $47.3 million.

Updated 2026-10-29 · told from many outlets at once

A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton nicknamed 'Jodi' was discovered in 2019 near Montana and sold at Sotheby's in New York. The skeleton is one of only three known to science and has 191 fossil bone elements. Sotheby's initially estimated it would sell for $6 million to $9 million. It is the second most expensive dinosaur skeleton after 'Gus'.

• The skeleton was discovered in 2019 near a site by Montana rancher Jodi Pierson.

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