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.
Museum of the Rockies
Apart from housing one of the largest collections of dinosaur fossils in the world and the largest in the United States, the museum is also home to one of the world's largest "Tyrannosaurus" skulls (MOR 008) – narrowly surpassing that of the Chicago Field Museum's specimen, Sue. The museum's Siebel Dinosaur Complex, designed by curator Horner, is home to one of the first identified female dinosaurs, an ovulating "T. rex". Curator Horner, who served as an adviser to the "Jurassic Park" films, was one of the lead scientists involved in the 2005 discovery of soft tissue remains in the thigh bone of a "Tyrannosaurus", which were later brought to the museum. The museum has also been involved in a number of other finds, including a baby "Triceratops" in Jordan, Montana, in 2006, and "Yoshi's Trike" (MOR 3027), a large "Triceratops" specimen with 125 cm long horns, discovered in 2010.