This Day In History - Largest T-Rex Skeleton Discovered 1990

Largest T-Rex Skeleton Discovered 1990

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Event Description

On this day in 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. They turn out to be part of the largest-ever Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, a 65 million-year-old specimen dubbed Sue, after its discoverer.

Event Location

Faith, South Dakota