RE: Yixian Trees

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

I wonder how secure that date is? Some Chinese paleos once considered the 
typical Yixian outcrops as Late Jurassic under out-of-date
stratigraphic considerations, but these same sites were later securely shown to 
be Early Cretaceous.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Ben Creisler
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 3:55 PM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Yixian Trees
> 
> From: Ben Creisler
> bcreisler@gmail.com
> 
> Unfortunately, the fossil log in this photo is said to come 
> from the Late Jurassic in Yixian, not the Early Cretaceous. 
> However, it does give a diameter of 1.5 to 1.9 meters. 
> Clearly big trees existed earlier.
> 
> http://art.people.com.cn/GB/41067/41121/7142516.html