# T. rex linked to birds by ancient bone protein

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**Created:** [April 13, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/t-rex-linked-to-birds-by-ancient-bone-protein/3115 "2007-04-13T20:40:22Z")\
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WASHINGTON – Researchers have decoded genetic material from a 68 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex, an unprecedented step in the scientific process. The feat, long presumed impossible because so little protein is present in dinosaur remains, clears the way for a redrawing of the evolutionary tree – one based on molecular evidence instead of the crude comparisons of bone shapes and sizes on which experts now rely.[MORE\>](http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070413/news_lz1n13trex.html)