Dinosaur Extinction

• Fossils give evidence of asteroid strike that might have killed dinosaurs

  The researchers say they found evidence in North Dakota of the asteroid hit in Mexico, including fish with hot glass in their gills from flaming debris that showered back down on Earth.

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  Mar 29, 2019
  
• Dinosaurs likely killed by ‘one-two punch’ of volcanic eruption and asteroid collision

  While most people blame an asteroid for killing off the dinosaurs, new evidence supports the theory that a powerful volcanic eruption may have started the mass extinction event.

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  Jul 6, 2016
  
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• Scientists to drill into dinosaur-killing crater

  A team of scientists is embarking on a mission to drill into the massive crater that wiped more than 70 per cent of life on our planet, including the dinosaurs.

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  Apr 6, 2016