SUE the T. rex

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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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue" 2
SUE the T. rex canonical 1
Tyrannosaurus rex 1

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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
displayedInCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 SUE the T. rex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex
usedFor education and outreach in paleontology ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Field Museum of Natural History → hasExhibit → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
SUE the T. rex → taxon → SUE the T. rex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex
American Museum of Natural History → hasNotableObject → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
Sue Hendrickson → discovered → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"
Sue Hendrickson → hasPartNamedAfterHer → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue" at the Field Museum of Natural History
Faith, South Dakota → nearby → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovery site "Sue"
Faith, South Dakota → hasNotableFossilAssociation → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"
autobiography "Hunt for the Past" → about → SUE the T. rex ⓘ
subject surface form: Hunt for the Past
this entity surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex fossil "Sue"