A rare dinosaur skeleton is set to be auctioned in New York with a price tag of £4.5 million, placing the fossil at the centre of an ongoing debate within the scientific community.
The sale involves a dinosaur skeleton described as rare, although no further details about the specimen, its history or the auction date have been provided. The valuation reflects the expected price attached to the remains at the New York auction.
The planned sale has renewed discussion over the ownership and accessibility of dinosaur fossils. Scientists are divided over whether important remains should be allowed to pass into private hands or instead be kept in public collections, where they could be available for wider viewing and study.
The latest information indicates that the skeleton is proceeding towards auction, with the £4.5 million figure attached to its sale. The outcome will determine whether it enters private ownership or remains accessible to the public through a collection or institution.