Sotheby's
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“beautifully preserved, virtually complete skull”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Sotheby's described Jodi as an excellent exhibition-ready skeleton with about 191 fossil-bone elements.
“second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Sotheby's noted that the skeleton named Jodi became the second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction.
“it can be determined that the skeleton belonged to an adult individual”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
A description on Sotheby's website states the skeleton belonged to an adult individual based on its overall size and degree of bone development.
“one of only three such skeletons known to science”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
The auction house stated the Nanotyrannus is the first specimen to come to market since the genus was confirmed by US researchers in October 2025.
“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”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Sotheby's stated that Nanotyrannus has been shown to have over 150 morphological differences distinguishing it from T. rex.
“comprising approximately 191 fossil bone elements”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
According to Sotheby's, the Nanotyrannus skeleton measures 19.6ft long and comprises approximately 191 fossil bone elements.
“after a twelve-minute bidding battle that saw six bidders compete online and over the phones, before ultimately selling on the phone”
Sotheby's · said 2026-10-27 · reported 2026-10-27
Sotheby's issued a statement describing the twelve-minute bidding process for the Nanotyrannus skeleton sold on Tuesday.
“a fast, highly specialized carnivorous tyrannosaurid that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex at the end of the Cretaceous, about 67 million years ago”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Sotheby's described the Nanotyrannus as a fast, highly specialized carnivore that lived alongside T. rex about 67 million years ago.
“three substantial Nanotyrannus skeletons known to science, and the first to come to market since the genus was confirmed last fall”
Sotheby's · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Per Sotheby's, Jodi is one of only three substantial Nanotyrannus skeletons known to science and the first to come to market since the genus was confirmed.