A T.Rex Named Sue

If you like scary monsters then Puke Ariki has a mammoth treat for you!

Probably the most terrifying dinosaur in the world is being unveiled at the end of this month when a 3.6 metre (12 feet) tall, 12.8 metre (42 feet) long Tyrannosuarus rex, named Sue, creeps into the exhibition gallery!

Discovered in 1990 by commercial fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson in North Dakota, USA, Sue is the world’s largest, most complete and best preserved skeleton of one of the most feared carnivores that roamed North America over 67 million years ago.

Previously, only a handful of partial T.Rex skeletons had been found, none more than 60% complete. At 90% complete and exquisitely preserved, Sue is the most celebrated representative of its species, permitting more detailed studies of the biology, growth and behaviour of T.Rex than had previously been possible.