Sue (dinosaur)

Sue
Sue on display in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Catalog no.FMNH PR 2081
Common nameSue
SpeciesTyrannosaurus rex
Age67 million years[1] (aged c. 28)
Place discoveredCheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.
Date discoveredAugust 12, 1990
Discovered bySusan Hendrickson

Sue[a] (stylized: SUE) is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is one of the largest,[b] most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens 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, and was named after her.

After ownership disputes were settled, the fossil was auctioned in October 1997 for US$8.3 million, the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil until October 7, 2020, when T. rex Stan was auctioned for US$31.8 million. Sue is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.[6]

  1. ^ "Sue the T. Rex". Field Museum. February 5, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Persons, W. Scott; Currie, Philip J.; Erickson, Gregory M. (2020). "An Older and Exceptionally Large Adult Specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex". The Anatomical Record. 303 (4): 656–672. doi:10.1002/ar.24118. PMID 30897281.
  3. ^ Lyle, Andrew (22 March 2019). "Paleontologists identify biggest Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered". Folio, University of Alberta. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Unearthing the Secrets of Sue: Educators Guide" (PDF). The Field Museum (Second ed.). pp. 3, 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Harrod, Horatia (9 August 2014). "The Curse of the $8 million dinosaur". Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ "Sue at The Field Museum". The Field Museum. Retrieved December 19, 2014.


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