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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 01:23 PM1 min readVerified Wire
Nanotyrannus skeleton goes to auction in New York with £4.5m price tag

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The auction of the rare skeleton comes amid debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.
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