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A skeleton of "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex (first and second pictures), estimated at 200 million yuan, was originally scheduled to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 30 this year, but it was fossilized by the United States

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A "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton (first and second pictures), which was estimated at 200 million yuan, was originally scheduled to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 30 this year, but it was accused of being a fake by American fossil experts, and it was forced to be removed from the shelves under pressure from all parties and terminated.

The Black Mountain Institute of Geology, a fossil research company in South Dakota, USA, was once the owner and researcher of the tyrannosaurus keel "Stan" unearthed in 1992. In 2020, Christie's was commissioned to auction the "Stan" tyrannosaurus keel on the international market. Unexpectedly, it was auctioned at a high price of 210 million yuan.

The "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex keel photographed this year, during the preview, was discovered by the personnel of the Black Mountain Research Institute, and its skull was actually a replica bought from their research institute (third picture), and some replica bones were spliced.

There are generally 300 keels, and when they are unearthed, there are almost no complete ones, and most of them need to be pieced together with replica bones. The Black Mountain Research Institute of the United States pointed out that the "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex keels previewed at the auction were almost all replica bones, and there were no real bones of dragons; However, the client insisted that 79 keels of the "Shang Shen" were real, and the rest were replica bones.

Due to the continuous doubts, Christie's Auction Company stopped the auction of the "Shangshen" keel in an attitude of responsibility to the bidder. It can be seen that international auction houses still abide by professional ethics and will not give up their principles in order to make money. #贾乙丙丁 #

A skeleton of "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex (first and second pictures), estimated at 200 million yuan, was originally scheduled to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 30 this year, but it was fossilized by the United States
A skeleton of "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex (first and second pictures), estimated at 200 million yuan, was originally scheduled to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 30 this year, but it was fossilized by the United States
A skeleton of "Shangshen" Tyrannosaurus rex (first and second pictures), estimated at 200 million yuan, was originally scheduled to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 30 this year, but it was fossilized by the United States

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