Tyrannosaurus Sue: The Extraordinary Saga of Largest, Most Fought Over T. Rex Ever Found
Over 65 million years ago in what is now South Dakota, a battle-scarred Tyrannosaurus rex matriarch?perhaps mortally wounded in a ferocious fight?fell into the riverbed and died. In 1990 her skeleton was found, virtually complete, in what many have called the most spectacular dinosaur fossil discovery to date.
And then another battle began - a "survival of the fittest" free-for-all involving commercial dinosaur hunters, gun-toting law officers, an ambitious federal prosecutor, a Native American tribe, jealous academics, an enterprising auction house, major museums, and corporate giants, all making their claim for the dinosaur named Sue. Before it was over, there would be claims and counterclaims; charges of checkbook-polluted science, criminal larceny, and vengeful prosecutions; and devastating prison terms. And the gavel would come down on the largest-ever ($8.36 million) auction price tag for a fossil, paid by Chicago?s Field Museum, with help from Disney and McDonald?s.
Capturing the whole range of characters and issues embroiled in the fight for Sue, author Steve Fiffer communicates both the excitement over Sue?s discovery and the motivations, maneuverings, and absurdities of the various forces attempting to control her destiny.
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-11-2009
- A fascinating look at legal issues and fossil hunting
I love fossils, and this book has a lot of good information about them, especially the history of fossil collection. It also has a great analysis of a breakdown of justice. The legal story in this book is wonderful and terrible at the...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-11-2008
- Could Not Be More Misleading
If you love paleontology, this book is not about that. It is about a legal battle over dinosaur bones. Not science. I was surprised, to say the least, to see the difference between the title of the book and its contents.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-06-2007
- Great story revealing the true nature of the scientific process
Tyrannosaurus Sue is a great book about the discovery of the largest T-rex fossil ever excavated. Sue Hendrickson and Peter Larson, commercial fossil hunters, found the giant in South Dakota. When her Cretaceous remains were unearthed,...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-07-2007
- Contentious discoveries
Although "Tyrannosaurus Sue" takes a while to get rolling, eventually author Steve Fiffer does get into the trial over the bones, and, as a lawyer, he does an excellent job of clarifying that mess.In a foreward, dinosaur researcher...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-11-2009
- A fascinating look at legal issues and fossil hunting
I love fossils, and this book has a lot of good information about them, especially the history of fossil collection. It also has a great analysis of a breakdown of justice. The legal story in this book is wonderful and terrible at the...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-18-2005
- Good overview of discovery, Government intervention
Steve Fiffer's "Tyrannosaurus Sue" is an interesting tale of the discovery of the most complete T-Rex skeleton found up to that point, and the bizarre battle that ensued over the ownership of the find. The book provides some insight...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-11-2008
- Could Not Be More Misleading
If you love paleontology, this book is not about that. It is about a legal battle over dinosaur bones. Not science. I was surprised, to say the least, to see the difference between the title of the book and its contents.
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