"Sue" is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever found.[2] It was discovered in the summer of 1990 by Sue Hendrickson, a paleontologist, and was named after her. After ownership disputes were settled, the fossil was auctioned in October 1997 for US$8.36 million, the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil,[3] and is now a permanent feature at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago,Illinois.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_(dinosaur)
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