Sue (dinosaur)

"Sue the Tyrannosaurus" redirects here. For the legal case involving a Tyrannosaurus, see United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton.
Sue
Sue on display in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Catalog no.FMNH PR 2081
Common nameSue
SpeciesTyrannosaurus rex
Age67 million years (aged c. 27-33)
Place discoveredCheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.
Date discoveredAugust 12, 1990
Discovered bySusan Hendrickson

Sue (stylized: SUE), officially designated FMNH PR 2081, is one of the largest, most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossils ever found, at over 90 percent recovered by bulk.

FMNH PR 2081 was discovered on August 12, 1990, 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 (equivalent to about $17 million today), at that time the highest price ever paid for a fossil, and still among the highest prices paid for a dinosaur skeleton. Sue is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.


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