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Sue, is the name given to the largest, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found, over 90% of the dinosaur was recovered.
The fossil was discovered in 1990, by the paleontologist, Sue Hendrickson, hence the name.

A great debate regarding ownership disputes occured after the fossil was found, a five year custody battle ended in a public auction in 1997.
The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, bought Sue for a final cost reaching over $8 million, this would be the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil.

Studies made, shows that Sue had a damaged shoulder blade, a torn tendon in the right arm, most likely from a struggle with another animal.
Broken ribs were also seen, some were healed, indicating that she survived the struggle.
How Sue died, will continue to be unknown.

The original skull, which had most of the teeth intact, is not attached to the mount, subsequent study would be difficult since the head rises 4 m (13 ft) above the ground.
Some parts of the skull appeared distorted, therefore, the museum made a cast of the skull, and attached this cast instead of the original skull, removing the distortions, thus showing what the original skull may have looked like.
The cast skull was also lighter, allowing it to be displayed on the mount without the help of something that kept the skull in place from beneath.
The original is exhibited in a case nearby.
While measuring 12.3 meters (40 ft), 3.7 m (12 ft) tall,
Sue now lives again, after 67 million years, as a permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.

The fossil have been disassembled in 2018, to get a new home within the museum, and will be back in 2019.

If you haven't seen it already, there is a great documentary called 'Dinosaur 13', that tells you the whole story about Sue.

Photos- The Field Museum

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