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Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction
A rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sold at auction in New York this week for $47.3m, making…
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Sotheby's initially estimated that the skeleton would sell for $6m to $9m. It added that "previously hypothesized by some to be adolescent T rex, Nanotyrannus has been shown to have over 150 morphological differences that distinguish it from its much larger cousin". The sale and cost of the fossil has prompted criticism from some in the science community.
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