Spring: A Season Of New Beginnings And The End Of The Dinosaurs

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk682

Keywords:

Extinction, Evolution, Dinosaurs, Impact, Spring

Abstract

We probably all know about the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, from an asteroid hitting the Yucatán peninsula. The impact caused tsunamis and earthquakes. Pieces of molten Earth rock were ejected into space, and later rained back down. This event caused death for everything exposed.  We describe how fishes from North Dakota help inform us on the season of the extinction.

Author Biography

Melanie During, Uppsala University

PhD student

Original article reference

During, M. A. D., Smit, J., Voeten, D. F. A. E., Berruyer, C., Tafforeau, P., Sanchez, S., Stein, K. H. W., Verdegaal-Warmerdam, S. J. A., & van der Lubbe, J. H. J. L. (2022). The Mesozoic terminated in boreal spring. Nature, 603(7899), 91–94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04446-1

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Published

2023-02-24

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Evolution & Behaviour

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