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Dinosaur fossil sold for €42m in New York

A mystery buyer has paid the second-highest price ever for a dinosaur fossil as a Nanotyrannus so...

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10.30 28 Oct 2026


Dinosaur fossil sold for €42m in New York


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10.30 28 Oct 2026


A mystery buyer has paid the second-highest price ever for a dinosaur fossil as a Nanotyrannus sold yesterday for €42m in New York.  

This raises many questions surrounding the fairness of the private sale of fossils. To discuss this further was Maria McNamara a Professor of Paleontology at UCC.  


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