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It took a long time to get all the fossil bones in the right places. Finally,
the bones all fit together. Everyone can now see what Sue’s skeleton
might have looked like.
After the skeleton was together, scientists wanted to know what Sue
looked like when she was alive.
They used pretend muscles, skin,
and eyes on a copy of her skeleton
to make her look real.
Tyrannosaurus rex
dinosaurs
lived in forested river valleys in
North America. Compare the
environment shown in this photo
to the current South Dakota
environment where the fossil
remains of Sue were found. Which
one do you think is more like the
past environment where Sue lived?
Sue’s skeleton after it was assembled
This is what Sue might have
looked like.
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