SueRex
who
A T. Rex Named Sue.

what
When A T. rex Named Sue visits Tennessee for the first time in 2008, the special exhibit will mark another “first” for the new East Tennessee State University and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center at the Gray Fossil Site -- the first traveling exhibit to be featured in the museum’s large Scott M. Niswonger Exhibit Hall.

trexSue is truly dinosaur royalty – 42 feet long and 15.9 feet tall at her highest point.  One of the largest flesh eaters to have ever inhabited the Earth, Sue was a Tyrannosaurus rex that roamed North America about 67 million years ago.  This T. rex is named for Sue Hendrickson, who discovered the dinosaur near Faith, S.D., during the summer of 1990.  As the most complete T. rex specimen ever discovered, Sue has tremendous value for scientists and the general public.

The centerpiece of the fascinating exhibit is a fully articulated cast skeleton of Sue surrounded by 10 interactive stations that allow visitors to look through the eyes of a T. rex and a Triceratops, test a model of Sue’s massive jaws to discover how they slammed shut on prey, and find out how Sue’s small forearms worked. 

cost
Admission charges for the special Sue exhibit plus the Gray Fossil Site are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 65 and up, and $7 for children ages 5–12. 

Admission for members of the Natural History Museum and students with current ETSU IDs is half-price. 

Admission to the museum’s Wayne G. Basler Exhibit Hall with the interactive ETSU Gray Fossil Site displays is by donation.

when
On public display Jan. 19 – April 27, the popular traveling exhibit was created by The Field Museum, Chicago, and made possible through the generosity of McDonald’s Corp.


where
The ETSU and GSB Natural History Museum and Visitor Center at the Gray Fossil Site is located less than two miles from Exit 13 on I-26.  The museum is open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. seven days a week with the exception of these holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  During Sue’s stay at the Natural History Museum, extended hours will be offered on Tuesdays (8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.).  For more information, call toll-free 1-866-202-6223 or visit www.grayfossilmuseum.org. 



specials
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Special Sue Rex packages available.



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“This exhibit was created by The Field Museum, Chicago,
and made possible through the generosity of McDonald’s Corporation.”
Field Museum
                                                  
                                                          © The Field Museum
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