SUE the T. rex

E17330

Tyrannosaurus rex specimen fossil skeleton paleontological specimen

SUE the T. rex is one of the largest, most complete, and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered, and a world-famous centerpiece of dinosaur paleontology.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tyrannosaurus rex specimen → fossil skeleton → paleontological specimen →
auctionedAt	Sotheby’s →
auctionYear	1997 →
catalogNumber	FMNH PR 2081 →
clade	Theropoda →
class	Reptilia →
culturalSignificance	iconic dinosaur in popular culture →
discoveredBy	Sue Hendrickson →
discoveredInCountry	United States →
discoveredInFormation	Hell Creek Formation →
discoveredInState	South Dakota →
discoveredNear	Faith, South Dakota →
discoveredOn	1990-08-12 →
displayedAt	Field Museum of Natural History →
displayedInCity	Chicago →
displayedInCountry	United States →
displayedInState	Illinois →
estimatedAgeInMillionsOfYears	67 →
estimatedHeightAtHipsInMeters	4 →
estimatedMassInKilograms	9000 →
estimatedTotalLengthInMeters	12.3 →
exhibitedInHall	Evolving Planet →
family	Tyrannosauridae →
genus	Tyrannosaurus →
geologicalAge	Late Cretaceous →
geologicalStage	Maastrichtian →
hasReplicaDisplays	yes →
hasSkullDisplayedSeparately	yes →
kingdom	Animalia →
movedToNewExhibit	2019 →
nicknameOrigin	named after discoverer Sue Hendrickson →
notableFor	being one of the best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons → being one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex specimens → being one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons →
order	Saurischia →
ownedBy	Field Museum of Natural History →
phylum	Chordata →
publicExhibitOpened	2000 →
purchasedBy	Field Museum of Natural History →
purchasePriceInUSD	8600000 →
record	most expensive dinosaur fossil at time of sale →
replicasDisplayedIn	multiple museums worldwide →
sex	unknown →
skeletonCompleteness	approximately 90 percent →
skullDisplayedAt	Field Museum of Natural History →
subjectOf	numerous scientific studies →
taxon	Tyrannosaurus rex →
usedFor	education and outreach in paleontology →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sue Hendrickson ("Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"") →	discovered
Field Museum of Natural History →	hasExhibit
Faith, South Dakota ("Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"") →	hasNotableFossilAssociation
American Museum of Natural History ("Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton") →	hasNotableObject
Sue Hendrickson ("Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue" at the Field Museum of Natural History") →	hasPartNamedAfterHer
Faith, South Dakota ("Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovery site "Sue"") →	nearby
SUE the T. rex ("Tyrannosaurus rex") →	taxon