Cancelled T-rex auction sparks calls for respect of copyright, more transparency on 'real bones'
Shen the T-rex was displayed in Singapore with only about 20.7% of excavated skeleton, said a dinosaur expert. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Shen the T-rex was displayed in Singapore with only about 20.7% of excavated skeleton, said a dinosaur expert. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Christie's has withdrawn a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from sale, with just days to go until the historic auction, after a paleontologist said the fossil largely comprises copyrighted replica bones from another specimen.
Auction house Christie's reportedly said it would withdraw the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton Shen from an upcoming Hong Kong auction it had called "historic."
Christie’s promoted the Tyrannosaurus rex as a scientifically sound skeleton, but questions about its authenticity arose before the auction.
The remarks, which Harden made in a discussion with Peter Larson, an Ontario blogger, hit social media Saturday and ignited immediate controversy