Sue Hendrickson

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Sue Hendrickson (b. December 2, 1949) is an American paleontologist. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and later moved to Munster, Indiana where she grew up.

Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 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 the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. She has also found other important fossils 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 the Battle 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 of Honduras.

[edit] References

• "Dinosaur discoverer trusts intuition", The Oprah Winfrey Show.
• "Ask a Dinosaur Expert", an interview with Sue Hendrickson conducted by Scholastic Press
• Dinosaur Named Sue : Hunt for the Past, My Life As an Explorer (2003), Bt Bound. ISBN 0-613-36416-3.

[edit] External links

• Dinosaurs: They Certainly Were Big Humorous educational video about the dinosaur basics, personally praised by Sue Hendrickson[1].