Published 1 year ago

Christie’s Pulls T. Rex From Auction, Citing Need for ‘Further Study’

Summary by Ground News

Christie’s has decided not to auction off the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Shen amid questions about how many of the bones are replicas of another T. rex known as Stan. Shen was expected to fetch up to $30 million at a sale in Hong Kong before the group that owns intellectual property rights to Stan noticed similarities and suggested copies of Stan’s bones were being used to fill in gaps in Shen’s skeleton.

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BBC News

T. rex auction cancelled after skeleton doubts raised

Christie's auction house says the seller has decided to loan it to a museum instead.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Christie’s cancels T rex skeleton auction after doubts raised

Sale of 1,400kg skeleton withdrawn after New York Times reported claims of similarities to T rex sold in 2020

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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New York Post

Christie’s cancels $20M T-rex auction after scientist claims it reused bones of another dinosaur

The paleontologist said he believes the “Shen” skeleton is not as complete as it seems, and Christie's used casts of “Stan’s” bones to fill in the gaps, including the skull.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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South China Morning Post

Christie’s scraps Hong Kong auction of T. rex skeleton after doubts raised

The dinosaur skeleton, named ‘Shen’ and comprising a mix of fossils and casts of bones, had been on display in Singapore ahead of its planned sale.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

T. rex skeleton pulled from Hong Kong auction

SINGAPORE: The fossilised skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex - the first such specimen to be offered at auction in Asia - has been withdrawn from Christie's upcoming autumn auctions week event in Hong Kong. The skeleton was originally to be auctioned off during the event on Nov 30. "After consu

1 year ago·Singapore

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