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![A Tyrannosaurus rex specimen, nicknamed Shen for now, is the first T. rex to hit the auction block in Asia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hCMjafu6UZG9mUuHL46dbU-320-80.jpg)
$25 million auction of T. rex skeleton called off at the last minute over replica bone controversy
By Harry Baker published
The auction house Christie's has called off the upcoming auction of a T. rex skeleton, known as Shen, after experts noticed it looked suspiciously similar to another famous T. rex specimen, Stan.
![A Tyrannosaurus Rex in front of a drive-in movie screen. There is a parked car on the left and right of the scene and panicked people running away from the big dinosaur.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jx6vMV3FTiy6DU9EYdhG7j-320-80.jpg)
How to watch Jurassic World Dominion
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Whether you're looking to buy, rent, or stream Jurassic World Dominion, our guide will help you spare some expense.
![A clique of juvenile Hypacrosaurus dinosaurs approach some horned dinosaurs relaxing in the woods.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MpYKe6sm4SDjBhLy9mvNQk-320-80.jpg)
Teenage duck-billed dinosaurs struck out on their own, forming cliques
By Laura Geggel published
Juvenile duck-billed dinosaurs likely hung out in cliques, away from their original herd, an analysis of two bonebeds reveals.
![photo of a large t rex skull against a black background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h9GBghFL3ryWc7L7JrGDFQ-320-80.jpg)
Maximus, 'one of the best' T. rex skulls on record, could fetch $20 million at auction
By Nicoletta Lanese published
"Maximus," an exceptionally preserved T. rex skull, will hit the auction block in December.
![Scene from the movie Jurassic Park. Here we see an overturned car in the rain. A T-rex is approaching a man holding a flare.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nLLhr4Ja4wSTLcBFB2bBWU-320-80.jpg)
Jurassic Park movies ranked, worst to best
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Nobody move a muscle as we go through the Jurassic Park movies ranked, worst to best.
![An artist's interpretation of the species Ornithomimus (not the ornithomimosaurs in the new study) based on a fossil specimen with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FZPanGdeCh7kGy8gcxJduA-320-80.jpg)
Giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin roamed Mississippi during the late Cretaceous
By Laura Geggel published
A giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin, also an ornithomimosaur, sprinted through what is now Mississippi about 85 million years ago.
![Here we see Tyrannosaurus rex giving a vicious roar in front of trees.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4t9HsBCS56pj6DySHHzMsP-320-80.jpg)
Why did T. rex have such tiny arms?
By JoAnna Wendel published
Tyrannosaurus rex and many of its theropod cousins had large bodies but tiny arms. What gives?
![The pterodactyl and pteranodon were massive flying predators](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6vA8wWskCkUgffN9dbQhvh-320-80.jpg)
Pterodactyl: Facts about pteranodon and other pterosaurs
By Joseph Castro last updated
Reference Pterodactyls soared in the skies during the age of the dinosaurs and include some of the largest flying reptiles ever.
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