{"id":66854,"date":"2018-02-18T17:21:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T23:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=66854"},"modified":"2018-02-18T17:21:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T23:21:47","slug":"t-rex-sue-gets-a-new-room-and-a-new-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/t-rex-sue-gets-a-new-room-and-a-new-look\/","title":{"rendered":"T. rex &#8216;Sue&#8217; gets a new room and a new look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yvaine Ye<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chicago&#8217;s beloved Tyrannosaurus rex, known as &#8220;Sue&#8221; at The Field Museum, is moving to a new exhibition space on the second floor after 18 years in the museum&#8217;s main hall.<\/p>\n<p>Because most of its bones are real, scientists have to take Sue down piece by piece with extra care, said Bill Simpson, a paleontologist at The Field Museum. The entire process of disassembly and reassembly will take approximately a month.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"T. rex &#039;Sue&#039; gets a new room and a new look\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/255103508?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Sue will return to the public eye next spring with an updated pose, because new evidence suggests the T-rex had a different skeletal structure than originally believed. Meanwhile, a Titanosaur \u2014 the largest dinosaur ever found \u2014 will take over Sue\u2019s old spot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Sue the T. rex at The Field Museum (Reporter Yvaine Ye\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yvaine Ye Medill Reports Chicago&#8217;s beloved Tyrannosaurus rex, known as &#8220;Sue&#8221; at The Field Museum, is moving to a new exhibition space on the second floor after 18 years in the museum&#8217;s main hall. 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