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On August 12, 1990, while examining a cliff-side in South Dakota with a team from the Black Hills Institute, she discovered a Tyrannosaurus rex specimen – the largest, most complete, and best preserved T. rex ever found. The specimen was later named "Sue" in her honor.
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.
When the preparation was complete in 2011, a ~65% complete T. rex skeleton was revealed. [ 2 ] Since its discovery and extensive subsequent study, Scotty has been referred to as the largest T. rex ever discovered in the world, the largest of any dinosaur discovered in Canada, and as one of the oldest and most complete fossils of its kind at ...
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 ...
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The largest known T. rex skulls measure up to 1.54 m (5.1 ft) in length. [20] [31] Large fenestrae (openings) in the skull reduced weight, as in all carnivorous theropods. In other respects Tyrannosaurus's skull was significantly different from those of large non-tyrannosaurid theropods.
The upcoming film, titled “T. Rex” — set to debut on June 21 — captures the young archaeologists’ unexpected journey, which began as an ordinary hike in the Hell Creek formation of their ...
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.