Sunday, August 30, 2009

Larson, Peter & Kristin Donnan. Rex Appeal: the Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life




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The largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil was discovered in 1990 by Sue Hendrickson, but it was the Black Hills Institute team, headed by Larson, that did the backbreaking, labor-intensive work of carefully excavating its bones from beneath a butte in South Dakota. So how did the fossil named Sue end up in Chicago's Field Museum? Despite a verbal contract, in which Larson paid Maurice Williams $5000 to excavate and remove the fossil from his land, federal agents seized Sue and brought charges against Larson and the Black Hills Institute. The ensuing trial centered around ownership of the land where Sue was discovered and whether or not Larson and the Black Hills Institute were involved in illegally hunting and selling fossils. Larson's unfortunate experience underscores the lack of appropriate regulation for fossil collecting as well as the valuable service qualified independent collectors provide to professional paleontologists. Larson and Donnan, an NBC reporter who covered the case and later married Larson, also present the latest information regarding Tyrannosaurus rex anatomy, gender determination, and similarity to birds. While Steven Fiffer's account of events in Tyrannosaurus Sue is more objective and comprehensive, Larson and Donnan's book provides the personal, behind-the-scenes drama that only someone who lived it could provide. Highly recommended for most libraries.--Gloria Maxwell, Penn Valley Community Coll. Lib., Kansas City, MO


Named Works: Rex Appeal: the Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life (Book) Book reviews

Source Citation:Maxwell, Gloria. "Larson, Peter & Kristin Donnan. Rex Appeal: the Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life." Library Journal 127.12 (July 2002): 114(1). Academic OneFile. Gale. BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY. 30 Aug. 2009
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