Christie’s cancels T rex skeleton auction after doubts raised

Sale of 1,400kg skeleton withdrawn after New York Times reported claims of similarities to T rex sold in 2020

The British auction house Christie's has been forced to call off the 20m auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton just days before it was due to go under the hammer after a well-known paleontologist raised concerns that parts of it looked similar to another dinosaur.

Christie's said on Monday that the 1,400kg (3,100lb) skeleton - nicknamed Shen - had been withdrawn from the auction in Hong Kong on 30 November, when it was set to be the star lot.