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Pillmore, geologist, dies at 73 Associated Press September 7, 2003 DENVER (AP) - Charles Lee Pillmore, whose discovery of a Tyrannosaurus rex track has helped paleontologists better understand the dinosaur, has died. Pillmore died Aug. 22 of prostate cancer at the age of 73. A memorial service was scheduled for Saturday in Golden. Pillmore was a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey when he discovered the track in 1983. It was named ''Tyrannosaurus pillmorei,'' in his honor. The print helped paleontologists understand more about how that foot could support a Tyrannosaurus rex's weight - up to 6 tons - and height of 60 feet. It also helped establish the range of the dinosaur. Pillmore also identified a layer of thin white clay in the Raton basin that marked the abrupt end of many pollen species, with concentrations of cosmic elements, including iridium, up to 7,000 times higher than in the underlying layer. His documentation helped bolster the theory that a large asteroid collision led to the abrupt extinction of dinosaurs and other species. The late scientist Gene Shoemaker named a newly discovered asteroid in his honor: Pillmore 4368. Survivors include wife Arlene Pillmore of Lakewood; daughter Kathy Pillmore Schindler of Centennial; son Roy Pillmore of Raton, N.M.; and seven grandchildren. His daughter Karen Pillmore Bow died of breast cancer in 2001. Memorial donations can be sent to the Charles Pillmore Memorial Fund of the Colorado Scientific Society, P.O. Box 150495, Lakewood, CO 80215. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
