- Sue Hendrickson
Sue Hendrickson (b.
December 2 ,1949 ) is an American paleontologist. She was born inChicago, Illinois , and later moved toMunster, Indiana where she grew up.Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a "Tyrannosaurus rex" in
South Dakota onAugust 12 1990 . Her discovery was the largest specimen of a "T. rex" found and one of the most complete skeletons. This skeleton is now known as 'Sue' in honor of her discovery. It is on display at theField Museum inChicago, Illinois . She has also found other importantfossils and artifacts around the world.In 1992, she joined a team of marine archaeologists headed by
Franck Goddio . With them, she took part in many diving expeditions, the most notable of which were the Royal Quarters of Cleopatra, and Napoleon Bonaparte's lost fleet from theBattle of the Nile .In 2000, "Glamour" Magazine honored her in their "Glamour Woman of the Year Awards."
In 2003 she published an autobiography entitled "Hunt for the Past: My Life as an Explorer".
In 2008, she was on the Dare to Explore chapter of "
National Geographic Kids ".She now lives on the island of
Guanaja , off the coast ofHonduras .References
* " [http://www.oprah.com/living/lifemake/reallives/lifemake_real_sue.jhtml "Dinosaur discoverer trusts intuition"] ",
The Oprah Winfrey Show .
* " [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/expert/transcript.htm "Ask a Dinosaur Expert"] ", an interview with Sue Hendrickson conducted byScholastic Press
* "Dinosaur Named Sue : Hunt for the Past, My Life As an Explorer" (2003), Bt Bound. ISBN 0-613-36416-3.External links
* [http://www.stolendress.com/jasonklamm/media/dino.shtml Dinosaurs: They Certainly Were Big] Humorous educational video about the dinosaur basics, personally praised by Sue Hendrickson [http://www.stolendress.com/press/Press/Dino%20flick%20lands%20local%20student%20in%20flying%20film%20fest.htm] .
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