Tyrannosaurus rex from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) North Horn Formation of Utah: Biogeographic and paleoecologic implications

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 469-472

  Sampson, Scott D ^a   Loewen, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; MAASTRICHTIAN;

TYRANNOSAURUS REX;

EID: 23044479322     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0469:TRFTUC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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