The Field Museum of Natural History is a private–public natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum is popular for the size and quality
The southern façade of the Field Museum in 2022.
Stanley Field Hall
Daniel Giraud Elliot in 1897
Stanley Field, Field Museum President, 1906
Sue (dinosaur)
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Sue, officially designated FMNH PR 2081, is one of the largest, most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossils ever found, at over 90% recovered by bulk.
Field Museum of Natural History
…can watch as conservators work to preserve and study anthropological specimens from all over the world. On May 17, 2000, the Field Museum unveiled Sue, the largest T. rex specimen discovered at the time. Sue has a length of 40.5 feet (12.3 m), stands 13 feet (4.0 m) tall at the hips, and has been…
Sue on display in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (with some bones reconstructed)
Highlighted green are the real fossilized bones. The real skull is displayed separately.
Sue's skull
Field Museum Fossil Preparation Lab