Christie's ends T. rex auction seeking $25 M because of replica bones
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.
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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.
HULETT, Wyo. -- Crouching over a snow-dusted quarry that moonlights as a fossil hunting ground, Peter Larson pointed to a weathered 4-inch slab peeking out from a blanket of white. A commonplace rock to the untrained eye, but an obvious dinosaur bone to Larson.
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Crouching over a snow-dusted quarry that moonlights as a fossil hunting ground, Peter Larson pointed to a weathered 4-inch slab peeking out from a bla
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