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Asteroid, Dinosaur

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were thriving in North America just before being wiped out by asteroid strike, study shows
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.
New Mexico Fossils Show Dinosaurs Thriving Just Before Annihilation
Paleontologists have debated the age of fossils found at the Naashoibito site in northwestern New Mexico. The new study used two dating methods to determine that the fossils date
Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all
New dating has revealed that New Mexico's last dinosaurs were healthy, diverse and thriving at the end of the Cretaceous period, suggesting non-avian dinosaurs weren't in decline before being snuffed out by the asteroid strike.
Fossils of Some of the Last Dinosaurs in North America Have a Story to Tell
A trove of specimens from New Mexico may help settle a long-running argument about the diversity of dinosaurs before their extinction.
Rare look at the last days of the dinosaurs shows they were thriving, scientists say
A fresh analysis of a site in New Mexico provides a glimpse into the final days of the dinosaurs, showing their diversity before going extinct.
What really killed the dinosaurs? These rocks may unlock the answer.
New dating techniques of a century-old fossil site in New Mexico dispel the theory that dinosaurs were already in decline before the fateful asteroid hit.
Dinosaurs thriving in North America before mass-extinction asteroid strike: Study
New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused mass extinction
Dinosaurs thrived until the end: New Mexico fossils rewrite extinction story
Of all the mysteries surrounding dinosaurs, none has sparked more debate than how their era ended—was it a gradual decline or a sudden catastrophe? A new study led by Andrew Flynn of New Mexico State University delivers one of the clearest answers yet: dinosaurs in what is now New Mexico were thriving right up until the asteroid impact that ended their reign.

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