Catalog no. | FMNH PR 2081 |
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Common name | Sue |
Species | Tyrannosaurus rex |
Age | 67 million years[1] (aged c. 28) |
Place discovered | Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S. |
Date discovered | August 12, 1990 |
Discovered by | Susan Hendrickson |
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. After ownership disputes were settled, Sue was auctioned in October 1997 for US$8.3 million, one of the highest amounts ever paid for a dinosaur fossil. Sue is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.[6]
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