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Describes how the fossil remains of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered by Susan Hendrickson in South Dakota.
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In this Level 4 Hello Reader! Science title, readers learn Sue's story, from her discovery in South Dakota to the exciting restoration work being done on her at the Field Museum of Chicago.When Susan Hendrickson set out to explore the rocky terrain of South Dakota, she had no idea of the awesome discovery that awaited her. Susan had never found more than a few dinosaur teeth and small bones. But on a routine archaelogical dig one hot day in 1990, she came upon something that would astound the world; a 90% complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton -- the most complete T. rex ever discovered!
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