Timeline of Events
About 67 mya
A Tyrannosaurus rex died and its body was quickly covered by riverbed sand and mud. Over time, pressure and some remineralization turned its bones to fossils.
August 12, 1990
Susan Hendrickson, an amateur fossil hunter discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff in South Dakota. They belong to the largest, most complete, and best preserved T. rex ever discovered. It was nicknamed Sue in honor of its discoverer.
October 4, 1997
The Field Museum purchased Sue at auction with generous financial support from McDonald's Corporation, Walt Disney World Resort, and private individuals.
October 20,1997
Sue’s bones arrived at The Field Museum.
November 18,1997 -January 11, 1998
The temporary exhibition "Sue Uncrated" displayed Sue’s newly-arrived bones in their protective plaster field jackets.
April 22, 1998
Field Museum scientists began cleaning some of Sue’s bones in a newly-constructed fossil preparation lab at DinoLand USA in the new Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
June 10, 1998
The McDonald's Fossil Preparation Laboratory, a permanent public facility, opened at The Field Museum.
1998-2000
Simultaneously with preparation of the bones, Field Museum paleontologist Dr. Chris Brochu conducted scientific research on the specimen. His research will produce the first complete scientific monograph of a T. rex skeleton.
August 21, 1998
Sue’s skull was packed in a protective crate and shipped to California, where it was CT scanned at The Boeing Company's Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
April 1999
Field Museum scientists began making molds of Sue's bones. The molds were used to make cast replicas of the dinosaur.
May 1999 - March 2000
Sue’s prepared bones were sent to a team of artisans and engineers in New Jersey. There they designed and built the special steel armature that holds Sue’s bones on display at The Field Museum.
May 29, 1999 - March 5, 2000
"Sue the Inside Story " temporary exhibition featured discoveries about the T. rex , based on new research and CT scanning.
June 1999
National Geographic magazine article features Sue.
Summer 1999
Some of Sue’s bones are CT scanned at Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.
April 10, 2000
Sue’s bones returned to The Field Museum for permanent residence.
April 10 - May 17, 2000
Sue’s bones and the supporting steel armature were assembled on site at The Field Museum.
May 17, 2000
Sue’s real skeleton went on display at The Field Museum, along with an exhibit about her.
June 2000
A second National Geographic magazine article features Sue.
June 23, 2000
The first of two identical traveling exhibitions opens at Boston’s Museum of Science. Each exhibition features a 42-foot-long cast skeleton of Sue. McDonald’s Corporation is sponsoring the exhibitions as part of its millennium gift to the country.
Summer 2000
A life-sized cast of Sue’s skeleton goes on display in Union Station in Washington D.C., allowing members of Congress and visitors to the nation’s capital to view Sue.
Summer 2000
One of three life-sized casts of Sue’s skeleton goes on display in DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.
August 11, 2004
Field Museum Dinosaur Curator Pete Makovicky, PhD, and his colleagues determined T. rex’s growth pattern and lifespan using an innovative technique that could be applied to many other dinosaurs.
March 18, 2005
A cast of Sue makes its overseas debut in Japan. Sue is the star attraction of Dinosaur Expo 2005: The Evolution of Theropods from Dinosaurs to Birds, an exhibition that opened at the National Science Museum in Tokyo on March 18, 2005 and will travel to Nagoya, Osaka, and Kitakyushu through April 2006.
May 14-17, 2005
Where does a 42-foot T. rex celebrate her birthday? The Field Museum is happy to announce that Sue has chosen to celebrate her fifth birthday with four days of festivities at the Museum, May 14-17.
About 67 mya
A Tyrannosaurus rex died and its body was quickly covered by riverbed sand and mud. Over time, pressure and some remineralization turned its bones to fossils.
August 12, 1990
Susan Hendrickson, an amateur fossil hunter discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff in South Dakota. They belong to the largest, most complete, and best preserved T. rex ever discovered. It was nicknamed Sue in honor of its discoverer.
October 4, 1997
The Field Museum purchased Sue at auction with generous financial support from McDonald's Corporation, Walt Disney World Resort, and private individuals.
October 20,1997
Sue’s bones arrived at The Field Museum.
November 18,1997 -January 11, 1998
The temporary exhibition "Sue Uncrated" displayed Sue’s newly-arrived bones in their protective plaster field jackets.
April 22, 1998
Field Museum scientists began cleaning some of Sue’s bones in a newly-constructed fossil preparation lab at DinoLand USA in the new Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
June 10, 1998
The McDonald's Fossil Preparation Laboratory, a permanent public facility, opened at The Field Museum.
1998-2000
Simultaneously with preparation of the bones, Field Museum paleontologist Dr. Chris Brochu conducted scientific research on the specimen. His research will produce the first complete scientific monograph of a T. rex skeleton.
August 21, 1998
Sue’s skull was packed in a protective crate and shipped to California, where it was CT scanned at The Boeing Company's Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
April 1999
Field Museum scientists began making molds of Sue's bones. The molds were used to make cast replicas of the dinosaur.
May 1999 - March 2000
Sue’s prepared bones were sent to a team of artisans and engineers in New Jersey. There they designed and built the special steel armature that holds Sue’s bones on display at The Field Museum.
May 29, 1999 - March 5, 2000
"Sue the Inside Story " temporary exhibition featured discoveries about the T. rex , based on new research and CT scanning.
June 1999
National Geographic magazine article features Sue.
Summer 1999
Some of Sue’s bones are CT scanned at Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.
April 10, 2000
Sue’s bones returned to The Field Museum for permanent residence.
April 10 - May 17, 2000
Sue’s bones and the supporting steel armature were assembled on site at The Field Museum.
May 17, 2000
Sue’s real skeleton went on display at The Field Museum, along with an exhibit about her.
June 2000
A second National Geographic magazine article features Sue.
June 23, 2000
The first of two identical traveling exhibitions opens at Boston’s Museum of Science. Each exhibition features a 42-foot-long cast skeleton of Sue. McDonald’s Corporation is sponsoring the exhibitions as part of its millennium gift to the country.
Summer 2000
A life-sized cast of Sue’s skeleton goes on display in Union Station in Washington D.C., allowing members of Congress and visitors to the nation’s capital to view Sue.
Summer 2000
One of three life-sized casts of Sue’s skeleton goes on display in DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.
August 11, 2004
Field Museum Dinosaur Curator Pete Makovicky, PhD, and his colleagues determined T. rex’s growth pattern and lifespan using an innovative technique that could be applied to many other dinosaurs.
March 18, 2005
A cast of Sue makes its overseas debut in Japan. Sue is the star attraction of Dinosaur Expo 2005: The Evolution of Theropods from Dinosaurs to Birds, an exhibition that opened at the National Science Museum in Tokyo on March 18, 2005 and will travel to Nagoya, Osaka, and Kitakyushu through April 2006.
May 14-17, 2005
Where does a 42-foot T. rex celebrate her birthday? The Field Museum is happy to announce that Sue has chosen to celebrate her fifth birthday with four days of festivities at the Museum, May 14-17.
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