Re: [dinosaur] When did T. rex evolve?

[Thomas Richard Holtz <tholtz@umd.edu>]

It is not certain. For one thing, the age of the lower boundary of the Hell Creek is not as securely dated as the upper. Secondly, the stratigraphic level of many of the classic specimens are not firmly placed in the context of Hell Creek stratigraphy.

That said, it is probably not older than 67.4

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 4:38 AM, Poekilopleuron <dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> wrote:

Good day,

I would like to ask, what is the most exact geologic age setting for _Tyrannosaurus rex_? Lower limit would be 66.0 mya of course, but what about its earliest fossil remains? One study gave age of some 67.4 mya, but is that generally agreed upon? Thank you in advance, Tom

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