It was the only T-rex skeleton I had ever seen...until December 2001. I had gone to Portland, Oregon with a friend. After picking up another friend, we headed for Oregon Museum of Science and Industry where the largest known T-rex skeleton was on temporary display.
Sue
Sue's skull"Sue" was found in South Dakota on Aug. 12 1990. Not long after the discovery, "Sue" became a legal matter and was seized by the government. The bones were later put up for auction and when the hammer fell, the Field Museum of Natural History had the highest bid.
When "Sue" was alive, her kind lived in western North America. They were meat eaters and their jaws contained 58 teeth ranging from 7 to 12 inches in length (19.05 to 30.5 centimeters).
The first T-rex discovered was found Barnum Brown in 1902 in Hell Creek, Montana. He gave the fossil the name, Tyrannosaurus Rex, or "Tyrant Lizard King."
"Sue" is now on permanent display at the entrance of Stanley Hall at the Field Museum in Chicago. It replaces the original, incomplete skeleton I remember as a child and adds a more realistic pose to the bones.
Sue's mouthI do like taking photos of lizards, but this would have been one lizard I would use a LARGE telescope to photograph.
Sometime in the next month or two, myself and the same friend will again head to Portland to pick up the same friend who lives there. And again, we will head to OMSI and view the bones of another Tyrannosaurus Rex. Smaller than "Sue," this one is called "Sampson" and is the most complete skeleton ever found.
Misty Dawn's Camera Critter Meme is a great way to see critters of all types. Go to the Meme homepage here and check out more entries. Then join the fun and let the world see your critters!
Sometime in the next month or two, myself and the same friend will again head to Portland to pick up the same friend who lives there. And again, we will head to OMSI and view the bones of another Tyrannosaurus Rex. Smaller than "Sue," this one is called "Sampson" and is the most complete skeleton ever found.
Misty Dawn's Camera Critter Meme is a great way to see critters of all types. Go to the Meme homepage here and check out more entries. Then join the fun and let the world see your critters!
13 comments:
I remember when Sue was discovered. Sue was in the news quite a bit for quite a long time.
These are really neat shots... the last one is my favorite.
Wow , cool photos of SUE. It looks like a great exhibit.
These critters are a delight to photograph. They don't move! Very informative text.
Nice to learn something new. Thanks. It is still so hard for me to believe these things really existed.
Wonderful post. I've only been to the Field Museum in Chicago once several years ago and enjoyed every minute. Thanks for bringing back some of those memories.
Look at the size of that guy!
I played too :)
My daughter said "So cool!" on your photos. she always sit beside when I am browsing CC entries, she's an animal lover and fascinated with dinosaur and other wild critters.
Meet our new baby Champ
and still the wonder of a child .sandy
NIce Catch. Love your critter. Hope you can find time to visit mine.
Nice entry for camera critters. Mine is up. Hope to see you there. God Bless!
Happy camera critters please view my very first entry!
We took the kids to see Sue a while back. We are not too far away from Chicago so we try to go once a year to one of the museums. We didn't this year though. The year before we went to the Science and Industry museum. Anyhow, Sue is an awesome CC Saturday entry.
wow..i would love to see this in person too..awesome thought for today's critter shot
mine is up too
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