About 24 years ago, the research team at the Black Hills Institute of Hill City, South Dakota made one of the greatest paleontological finds in history when they found the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton ever found.
Field paleontologist Susan Hendrickson stumbled upon the first bits of bone, and in her honor the T-Rex was named "Sue." A price tag of $5,000 was agreed upon with the landowner, the most ever paid for a fossil at that time, and the team packed Sue up and brought her home to Hill City.
Even today, scientists estimate there are only about 2,100 "good" skeletons of any dinosaur in museums worldwide, and Sue's discovery is the subject of new documentary,
"DINOSAUR 13," directed by Todd Miller.
If there's one thing Peter Larson, paleontologist and president of Black Hills Institute, can attest to, it's that as with many great finds among the vast acreage of the west, one man's claim is often subject to seizure.