Confirmation of Dino Demise

By Chuck Milam - 
Scientists settle on single-asteroid hit as culprit in dinosaurs' demise
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A 'dream team' of researchers concludes that the massive Gulf of Mexico impact 65.5 million years ago -- not volcanoes or multiple impacts -- indeed caused the greatest extinction event of all

By Thomas H. Maugh II

March 4 2010, 12:55 PM PST LA Times article and reprint

It's official: The extinction of the dinosaurs and a host of other species 65.5 million years ago was caused by a massive asteroid that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, creating worldwide havoc, an international team of researchers said Thursday.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-sci-dinosaurs5-2010mar05,0,3095325.story

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Comment from Stephen on above article:

This is cool, Chuck!  However, “the greatest [largest] mass extinction of
all time is generally considered to be the “Permian-Triassic event,
about 255 MYA.

Stephen




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