Shards of Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs May Have Been Found in Fossil Site
In a North Dakota deposit far from the Chicxulub crater in Mexico, remains of the rock from space were preserved within amber, a paleontologist says.
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Dinosaur fossil from asteroid strike that caused extinction found, scientists claim - BBC News
Apr 7, 2022 - BBC News
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A dinosaur’s leg, stunningly preserved, has been presented by scientists claiming it was likely killed by a giant asteroid which caused the species’ extinction.
The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota.
But it’s not just their exquisite condition that’s turning heads - it’s what these ancient specimens purport to represent.
The claim is the Tanis creatures were killed on the actual day the asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, which saw the reign of dinosaurs end.
The BBC’s Rebecca Morrelle reports.
That’s amazing stuff. I’ll bet 100s, if not thousands of scientists have been on the same quest for many decades now. Kudo’s to this team for their careful study and their care of the evidence being excavated.