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Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 12, 1990, in the Cheyenne River Reservation. Her discovery is the most complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus known to science. This skeleton is now known as "Sue" in honor of her.
Victoria is estimated at the age of around 18–25 at the time of her death 65 million years ago. Her skeleton includes approximately 199 bones and nearly complete skull, accounting for about 65% of the total skeleton, making her the second most complete T. rex skeleton discovered to date (behind “Sue” for completeness).
This specimen also provided the first complete skull of Tyrannosaurus rex. In total, Brown found five partial Tyrannosaurus skeletons. The skeleton of this specimen was used as the iconic symbol for the Jurassic Park film series. Scale model of the never-completed Tyrannosaurus rex exhibit Osborn planned for the American Museum of Natural History
On August 12, 1990, Susan Hendrickson -- a fossil hunter -- discovered three huge bones protruding out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. Those burned turned out to be part of the largest ever T ...
Three North Dakota schoolboys made a larger-than-life discovery when they stumbled across a T rex skeleton during a hike.. Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich ...
Skeleton, mounted (copy) Tyrannosaurus: BMR P2002.4.1 (copy) Jane (copy) Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania: USA: Skeleton, mounted (copy) Tyrannosaurus: BMR P2002.4.1 (copy) Jane (copy) Cleveland Museum of Natural History: Cleveland: Ohio: USA: Skeleton, mounted Tyrannosaurus rex: CM 9380: Carnegie Museum of Natural ...
The film depicts events that began in 1990, when American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson working with Pete Larson and his Black Hills Institute of Geological Research team discovered the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found (nicknamed "Sue") while digging in the badlands near Faith, South Dakota.
Tyrannosaurus, which roamed western North America, was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. It appears this Tyrannosaurus was about 13-15 years old, two-thirds adult size, 25 feet (7.6 meters ...