The narrative of life on Earth is marked by a continual ebb and flow, characterized by the emergence and extinction of ...

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Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living species. The age of dinosaurs, which had lasted 165 million years, ended ...

The great impact happened 66,038,000 years ago -- within 30,000 years of the dinosaurs' extinction. When you're talking about things that happened tens of millions of years ago, that's pretty good.

Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction (about 66 million years ago): Known for ending the reign of the dinosaurs, this extinction was likely caused by an asteroid impact, volcanic activity, and climate ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living species. The age of dinosaurs, which had lasted 165 million years, ended ...

“Dinosaurs were probably not inevitably doomed to extinction at the end of the Mesozoic. If it weren’t for that asteroid, they might still share this planet with mammals, lizards, and their ...

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s a long-standing debate in paleontology: Were dinosaurs thriving when an asteroid hit Earth one fateful spring day 66 million years ago, or were they already on ...

The extinction caused by the asteroid strike knocked down some thriving modes of life and opened the door for others to dominate the new landscape.