Earlier relatives of T. rex

Earlier relatives of T. rex

Exploration · Cretaceous

Earlier relatives of T. rex

Starting point · 125 Ma

Relatives from different times shown side by side; not a shared habitat, time or direct ancestor sequence.

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Compare feathers and forelimbs in Yutyrannus and Tyrannosaurus. These relatives lived at different times; their order does not establish direct ancestry.

Earlier relatives of T. rex
Imagined Yutyrannus reconstruction. Color, feather coverage and surroundings are interpretive; its exact locality environment is uncertain.

These organisms are comparison subjects, not a chain of direct ancestors. Dates are observation anchors, not exact species durations.

  1. Yutyrannus huali

    125 Ma

    Yutyrannus huali

  2. Tyrannosaurus rex

    67 Ma

    Tyrannosaurus rex

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