Rare Nanotyrannus dinosaur skeleton fetches more than $47 million at auction
A smaller cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex, known as a Nanotyrannus, sold at an auction in New York this week for $47.3 million, making it one of the world's most expensive fossils.
TL;DR
- A Nanotyrannus fossil was sold at auction in New York.
- The fossil sold for $47.3 million.
- This price makes it one of the most expensive fossils ever.
- Nanotyrannus is described as a smaller cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex.