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Sue [a] (stylized: SUE), officially designated FMNH PR 2081, is one of the largest, [b] most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossils ever found, at over 90 percent recovered by bulk. [4] FMNH PR 2081 was discovered on August 12, 1990, [5] by American explorer and fossil collector Sue Hendrickson, after whom it is named.
The Black Hills Institute of Geological research, Hendrickson's employer, paid the land's owner $500 for the right to excavate the skeleton. Eventually, in May 2000, Sue's skeleton went on display ...
Sue Hendrickson, an amateur paleontologist, discovered the most complete (approximately 85%) and largest Tyrannosaurus skeleton in the Hell Creek Formation on August 12, 1990. The specimen Sue, named after the discoverer, was the object of a legal battle over its ownership.
His findings, published in 2019, yielded that Scotty is the largest (in weight and length), having out-measured the previous largest known Tyrannosaurus rex: Sue of the Chicago Field Museum (FMNH 2081). [13] After prolonged study of the growth patterns in the bones, "Scotty" was also declared as one of the oldest known T. rex fossils at 30 ...
One of the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons is headed to the auction block. The skeleton, which measures 40 feet long and 13 feet high, was discovered in 1987 in South Dakota by ...
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Type of Exhibit Taxon Catalogue Number Nickname Exhibiting Institution City Country Notes Image Skeleton, mounted (copy) Tyrannosaurus: BHI 3033 (copy) : Stan (copy) : National Museum of Nature and Science (国立科学博物館)
In this image provided by Giant Screen Films, Liam Fisher, Kaiden Madsen and Jessin Fisher pose for a celebratory photo on the day their fossil find was determined to be a juvenile T rex, in North ...