A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold to a mystery buyer for a giant $47 million
The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, sold for $47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York City on Tuesday.
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What happenedThe rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, sold for $47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York City on Tuesday.
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A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold to a mystery buyer for a giant $47 million
The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, sold for $47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York City on Tuesday.
