Of course, I’m talking about the Field Museum of Natural History’s pride and joy, Sue. She’s one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils ever discovered. And Sue Hendrickson is the woman who discovered her.
Sue embraced passion fire before it was cool. Instead of completing high school, she moved to Florida and became a professional diver. Hendrickson’s diving ability allowed her the opportunity to explore old shipwrecks, and search them for artifacts.
Sue volunteer to assist in digs over the summers, and even worked as an amber miner in the Dominican Republic. She became highly skilled at discovering insects in amber.
Unfortunately the truck got a flat tire. While most of the group was working to get this fixed, Hendrickson decided to explore some nearby cliffs which the team hadn’t gotten to yet.
Hendrickson discovered some small pieces of bone as she walked along the cliff. Looking up, she noticed larger bones coming out of the side. The team began their work of uncovering the largest T-Rex fossil ever discovered!