In 2019, a Montana rancher found a rare dinosaur skeleton on her land; seven years later, the 70%-complete Nanotyrannus sold for $47.3 million at a New York auction, far above its $9 million top estimate
- Rising fossil prices are raising concerns that wealthy collectors could take rare specimens away from scientific research.
- For decades, the Nanotyrannus occupied an uncertain place in the dinosaur world, caught between scientific classification and the shadow of its much more famous relative, Tyrannosaurus rex.
- Now, a remarkably preserved skeleton has given the disputed dinosaur a new kind of distinction: becoming one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever sold.
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- Rising fossil prices are raising concerns that wealthy collectors could take rare specimens away from scientific research.
- For decades, the Nanotyrannus occupied an uncertain place in the dinosaur world, caught between scientific classification and the shadow of its much more famous relative, Tyrannosaurus rex.
- Now, a remarkably preserved skeleton has given the disputed dinosaur a new kind of distinction: becoming one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever sold.
Sources: Times of India