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Many took selfies with the dinosaur, named "Shen", the Chinese
word for god, which measures 12.2 metres long and 4.6 metres
high and weighs 1,400 kg.
The T-Rex, which would have lived 66-68 million years ago, was
unearthed in Montana, in the United States, in 2020.
"We knew the grandchildren are so into dinosaurs. They're always
like 'dinosaur this, dinosaur that', so we thought, 'wow, it's
such a good experience to bring them to have a look at this real
thing'," retiree Nancy Seet said.
Dinosaur enthusiast Richard Chan, 37, said he was reliving his
childhood.
"I collect a lot of Jurassic Park T-Rex figurines so really cool
to see an actual one," said Chan. When Shen is sold, it will be
the first auction of a T-Rex fossil in Asia, according to
Christie's.
Some experts have expressed concern that such significant items
should not be auctioned to private collectors, where they may
not be available to the public or to scientists. Francis Belin,
president at Christie’s Asia Pacific, said they hoped that
exceptional objects ended up in institutions so they could be
seen by the public. A guide price was not provided for Shen, nor
the identity of the seller, but Belin said a previous T-Rex
skeleton "Stan" fetched $31.8 million at a sale in New York in
2020. Shen the T-Rex is on public view for three days until
Sunday. The auction in Hong Kong takes place on Nov. 30.
(Reporting by Travis Teo; Editing by Alison Williams)
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