The auction was promoted as the highlight of the auction house's Hong Kong sales as it was to be the first Tyrannosaurus rex auctioned in Asia.
Christie's auction house decided to withdraw the sale of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton after a paleontologist alerted organizers to his belief that it was made up of mostly copyrighted replica bones from another specimen.
As Smithsonian reported, just days before the auction, Christie's removed the"Shen" T. rex fossil from its catalog saying it would “benefit from further study.” Edward Lewine, a Christie's spokesperson, said, “After consultation with the consignor of the Tyrannosaurus rex scheduled for sale on 30 November in Hong Kong, Christie’s has decided to withdraw the lot.”Peter Larson, president of fossil company Black Hills Institute of Geological Research said he believed Shen appeared similar to the other T. rex fossil.
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