Rare Nanotyrannus Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for $47.3 Million

A rare dinosaur skeleton has sold at auction for $47.3 million, marking a multimillion-dollar sale of a prehistoric specimen.

The skeleton was identified as Nanotyrannus, a dinosaur related to the better-known Tyrannosaurus rex.

Despite that connection, Nanotyrannus was smaller than its famous relative. The specimen’s rarity was a defining feature of the sale.

Details of the buyer, the auction’s location and the skeleton’s discovery were not provided in the brief account of the transaction.