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Tyrannosaurus-Rex - SUE

"Sue" is the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus-Rex skeleton ever discovered and is at home at Chicago's Field Museum. She has 300 bones which weigh more than five tons. The moving crew said, "We had to construct a special two-piece crate that could fit around the skull without lifting it. Once in the crate, we were able to carefully lift the enormous skull. It took an entire day just to pack the head.

"We had to construct a special two-piece crate that we could fit around the skull without lifting it. Once in the crate, we were able to carefully lift the enormous skull. It took an entire day just to pack the head."

"Sue's" skeleton will be prepared in a public viewing area before it goes on permanent display at The Field Museum. The preparation took about two years, and the complete skeleton is on display in a new exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum that opened in 2000.

The skeleton is named after Susan Hendrickson, the paleontologist who found the bones in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This is a monumental discovery given how well the bones were preserved and the completeness of the skeleton. Most T-Rex skeletons that have been found are 50-60 percent complete. It is estimated that "Sue's" skeleton is at least 90 percent complete. Scientists expect that this skeleton will provide insight into many unanswered questions about the T-Rex.

Atlas's special products division specializes in transporting delicate and highly valued items including fine arts and museum exhibits. Atlas transports projects like this and "The Imperial Tombs of China" each year. They are a few exhibits which are priceless treasures that move throughout the United States.

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