Sue Hendrickson

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Sue Hendrickson is an American explorer and fossil hunter best known for discovering "Sue," one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer
fossil hunter
human
paleontologist
associatedWith Field Museum of Natural History
awardReceived honorary doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-12-02
discovered SUE the T. rex
surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"
discoveryDate 1990
discoveryLocation near Faith, South Dakota, United States
employer Black Hills Institute of Geological Research
era 20th century
21st century
fieldOfWork exploration
fossil collecting
paleontology
givenName Sue
hasPartNamedAfterHer SUE the T. rex
surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue" at the Field Museum of Natural History
hasWorkedOn amber fossil excavations in the Dominican Republic
marine archaeological projects
knownFor field expeditions in Egypt
field expeditions in the Americas
field expeditions in the Dominican Republic
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Sue Hendrickson self-link
nationality American
notableFor discovering one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found
notableWork discovery of the Tyrannosaurus rex specimen "Sue"
occupation explorer
fossil collector
marine archaeologist
paleontologist
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender female
subjectOf autobiography "Hunt for the Past"

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

FMNH PR 2081 discoveredBy Sue Hendrickson
SUE the T. rex discoveredBy Sue Hendrickson
Sue Hendrickson name Sue Hendrickson self-link