I picked up this replica skull of Sue in Chicago around 2010 after visiting The Chicago Field Museum of natural history. It's always a conversation piece!
Sue is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is one of the largest, most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever found, at over 90% recovered by bulk. It was discovered on 12 August 1990, by Sue Hendrickson, an explorer and fossil collector, 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, and is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.
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It's not really this big! It's all about perspective.
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Sue the T. rex skeleton in the Chicago Field Museum.
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The actual skull fossil.
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