This 12.2-metre-long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton will be auctioned in Hong Kong in November. Scientists hope the specimen goes to a museum that will keep it available for public viewing and research. Photo: Christie’s
This 12.2-metre-long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton will be auctioned in Hong Kong in November. Scientists hope the specimen goes to a museum that will keep it available for public viewing and research. Photo: Christie’s
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First fossil T. rex for auction in Asia at Christie’s Hong Kong autumn sales

  • The fossil skeleton of the dinosaur, five metres high and 12 metres long, will be exhibited in Singapore and in Hong Kong, where it will be auctioned
  • ‘Not a lot of homes of our collectors can fit this in,’ Francis Belin, president of Christie’s Asia-Pacific, says

This 12.2-metre-long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton will be auctioned in Hong Kong in November. Scientists hope the specimen goes to a museum that will keep it available for public viewing and research. Photo: Christie’s
This 12.2-metre-long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton will be auctioned in Hong Kong in November. Scientists hope the specimen goes to a museum that will keep it available for public viewing and research. Photo: Christie’s
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