The Edmontosaurus was probably a popular part of a Tyrannosaurus rex’s diet, experts say.“Sue in the Flesh” was created at Blue Rhino Studio in Minnesota and matches the exact dimensions and details of Sue’s skeletal counterpart, including scars and scratches

Sue the T. Rex gets life-like model to match skeleton : For two decades, Sue has drawn dinosaur lovers to the Field Museum so they can catch a glimpse of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered.Now, museum-goers can walk up to a life-size model of what Sue would have looked like when alive.

The 40-foot-long, 14-foot-tall “Sue in the Flesh” exhibit was unveiled at the museum’s Stanley Field Hall Thursday. The life-size model prominently features a replica baby Edmontosaurus in its mouth.

The Edmontosaurus was probably a popular part of a Tyrannosaurus rex’s diet, experts say.“Sue in the Flesh” was created at Blue Rhino Studio in Minnesota and matches the exact dimensions and details of Sue’s skeletal counterpart, including scars and scratches.

Just above the dinosaur’s left ankle is a scar experts guess caused a bone infection and was the result of Sue being rammed by a Triceratops or battered by the clubbed tail of an Ankylosaurus, said Bill Simpson, head of geological collections at the museum.

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