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- Sotheby's will auction the Nanotyrannus skeleton nicknamed “Jodi” on Oct. 27.
- The ~6.5-foot-tall, 20-foot-long fossil is one of only three known Nanotyrannus skeletons.
- Scientists confirmed in Oct 2025 that Nanotyrannus is a distinct adult genus, not a juvenile T. rex.
- The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology urged keeping “Jodi” in museums, calling private-digger claims a “blatant lie.”
- Sotheby's previously sold a T. rex fossil for a record $50.1 million earlier this summer.