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 Sue's Skull: Reconstructing Sue's Skull
When Sue first came to The Field Museum, her skull looked very different from how it looks today. The top and bottom halves were smashed together and the inside was filled with rock. (© The Field Museum GN89067_20c)
Sue’s snout was crushed shortly after death. Because of the position the bones were in, scientists think that rushing water flipped Sue’s pelvis onto her head.
Sue’s jaw and parts of the skull were distorted over millions of years by pressure from heavy sediment and rock on top of the skull.
It took a team of seven museum preparators more than 3,500 hours to clean and repair Sue’s skull. They spent more time working on the skull than on any other part of Sue’s skeleton, and it already was partly cleaned by the excavating team. (Photo Courtesy of Matthew Groves)
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