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  "id": 16805282,
  "title": "Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/rare-nanotyrannus-skeleton-sells-for-47-3m-at-new-york-auction-16805282",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:40:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/nanotyrannus-dinosaur-fossil-sothebys-auction"
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  "summary": "Sale makes ‘Jodi’, a smaller relative of T rex, the ‘second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction’, Sotheby’s says A rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sold at auction in New York this week for $47.3m, making it one of the world’s most expensive fossils. The skeleton, named “Jodi” after the person who found the remains in 2019, sold at Sotheby’s on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Science",
        "title": "Nanotyrannus skeleton goes to auction in New York with £4.5m price tag",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/nanotyrannus-skeleton-goes-to-auction-in-new-york-with-4-5m-price-tag",
        "published": "2026-10-27T13:23:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/nanotyrannus-skeleton-sells-for-47-3m-at-new-york-auction",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:37:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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