"Sue" at Sotheby's
| Pre-Auction Display   | Resources & Links |

GENERAL  RESOURCES

Sue at the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Excellent resource with all aspects of the preparation of the fossil specimen.
The Sue Web Cam: Watch them prepare Sue live! (She's not alive, but the Web Cam is. Maybe the paleo guys will embarrass themselves.)

1. CNN's report on the sale is at: http://cnn.com/TECH/9710/04/dino.bones/
2.  "Sue" has been at the center of heated legal battles since her discovery.

See:  http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/jdp.htm#suefor an overview.
1. "Sue" ownership court opinion, http://www.dinosauria.com/sue/case.htm.

Full text of the court opinion determining ownership of "Sue." February 2,
1994
 
2. Prepared Testimony of Dr. Edward L. Hudgins, Director of Regulatory

Studies, CATO Institute, Before the House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law,
http://www.dinosauria.com/sue/three.htm. February 3, 1995.
 
3. For the Sake of Sue, http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/sue/sakesue.htm. An

article outlining the complete story of "Sue." November 11, 1995
 
4. Reserving "Sue," http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/sue/reserve.htm.  An

original article discussing the options available to reserve "Sue" for
public study, including an explanation why "Sue" is not public property.
3. December 30, 1996. NY Times Article on the Auction by Malcolm Browne:

(you must have a Free Subscription to the NY Times to access this): http://search.nytimes.com/search/daily/bin/fastweb?getdoc+site+site+15704+0++%28Sue%29%20AND%20%28dinosaur%29%20AND%20%28%29
4. The Dinosaur Society has an article about Sue and Fossil Preservation at: http;//www.dinosociety.org/savesue.html