Sue (dinosaur)
Sue is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is the largest, most extensive and best preserved "Tyrannosaurus rex" specimen ever found, at over 90% recovered by bulk. It was discovered in 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.
Largest prehistoric animals
There is much controversy over the largest-known of these reptiles. Fossil remains of a pliosaur nicknamed as "Predator X" have been discovered and excavated from Norway in 2008. This pliosaur has been estimated at in length and in weight. However, in 2002, a team of paleontologists in Mexico discovered the remains of a pliosaur nicknamed as "Monster of Aramberri", which is also estimated at in length. This species is, however, claimed to be a juvenile and has been attacked by a larger pliosaur. Some media sources claimed that "Monster of Aramberri" was a "Liopleurodon" but its species is unconfirmed thus far.
Another very large pliosaur was "Pliosaurus macromerus", known from a single incomplete mandible. It may have reached , assuming the skull was about 17% of the total body length.