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Jul 31, 2019 · Learn about the two leading theories for what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago: a giant meteor impact or massive volcanic eruptions. Find out the evidence, the challenges, and the latest research on this scientific mystery.
- Victoria Jaggard
- 4 min
Learn about the causes and consequences of the Cretaceous extinction that ended the age of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Find out how an asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions and climate change may have contributed to the mass extinction.
Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years back, when the Cretaceous Period ended. They had lived on this Earth for over 165 million years before extinction. What Killed the Dinosaurs
5 days ago · Dinosaur - Extinction Causes, Evidence, & Theory: The mass extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago remains a misconception; the fossil record shows that dinosaurs were already in decline during the late Cretaceous.
Learn how a massive asteroid impact 66 million years ago caused the extinction of 75% of Earth's animals, including non-bird dinosaurs. Discover the evidence, the theory and the aftermath of the Cretaceous-Palaeogene extinction event.
Learn how a giant asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago and caused the K-Pg extinction event that wiped out most life on the planet. Discover how the impact affected the dinosaurs and other species, and what evidence remains of this cataclysmic event.
Since the 1980s, scientists have believed that the main culprit for the dinosaur extinction was an asteroid. It came from the far reaches of the solar system, and was the size of Mount...
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- BBC Earth Science
