The DINSAUR Interplanetary Gazette

"Sue" at Sotheby's
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When the auction was over, Mr. Gray introduced Peter Crane, VP for Academic Affairs at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Crane read a prepared statement which explained that the money for the acquisition was supplied by a group of contributing sponsors. These included McDonald's Corporation, Ronald Mcdonald House Charities, Walt Disney World Resort, the California State University system, and private individuals.

The original "Sue" skeleton will be on permanent display at the Field Museum. Visitors will be able to see "Sue" prepared for display in the McDonald's Fossil Prepartory Laboratory which will be built at the museum. The final display will be on view in the year 2000.

A life-size replica will be showcased at DinoLand U.S.A. a new attraction which will open in several years at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

In the year 2000, McDonald's will tour two additional life-size "casts" of Sue throughout the United States and the rest of the world, so everyone will have an opportunity to see what Sue looks like.

There are over 20 specimens of T. rex, but "Sue" is the most complete. There was great relief at the auction that this extraordinary fossil will not only remain in the United States where it was found, but also that it will be on public display and not hidden away in a private collection.