Sue Hendrickson
American paleontologist and archeologist
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Born 1949 · age 77United States
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Updated 2026-06-19
Susan Hendrickson is an American explorer and fossil collector. Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 12, 1990, in the Cheyenne River Reservation. Her discovery is the most complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus known to science. This skeleton is now known as "Sue" in honor of her. It is on display at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. She has also found other important fossils and artifacts around the world.
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- 苏·亨德里克森Low confidencewikipedia · zh.wikipedia.org
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- Sue HendricksonLow confidencewikipedia · ast.wikipedia.org