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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.
Montana's T. rex (also known as "Peck's rex", "Peckrex", "Rigby's rex" and Tyrannosaurus "imperator") is the nickname given to a fossil specimen found in Montana in 1997. [54] The discovery was made by Louis E. Tremblay on 4 July 1997 working under the supervision of J. Keith Rigby Jr. who led the excavation and bone preparation.
Some of the dinosaurs found at the Dinosaur Walk Museum are: T-Rex: The Tyrannosaurus rex was known to have lived during the late Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago. It grew to be over 43 feet (13 m) in length, over 15 feet (4.6 m) tall and weighed up to 7.5 tons.
Based on early estimates, Lyson thinks the fossil is that of a young T. rex that died of an unknown cause when it was 13 or 15 years old. It was about 25 feet long and weighed about 3,500 pounds.
Call it shovel and pail-eontology. Three North Dakota boys made the extraordinary discovery of a highly rare Tyrannosaurus rex fossil that could change what we know about dinosaurs.
In 1997, a T. rex fossil named Sue sold for $8.36 million to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Christie’s hopes that Stan, with his 188 bones, will sell for more than that.
Tyrannosaurus rex: Late Cretaceous: Hell Creek Formation: 90% complete by volume. Named for Susan Hendrickson who discovered the fossil. Sue the T. rex: Tara [23] Palm Beach Museum of Natural History Tyrannosaurus: Tinker [204] [205] The Journey Museum and Learning Center [206] [207] Tyrannosaurus: Most complete juvenile T. rex skeleton found ...
A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a find noteworthy for the scientific insight it may offer into the life history of this famous ...