Dinosaurs Were Thriving Until The Very End, New Study Finds
Indian Defence Review • • science
Key Points:
- A new study published in Science reveals that dinosaurs were thriving in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact 66 million years ago, challenging the long-held belief of their gradual decline.
- Fossil discoveries in the Naashoibito Member of the Kirtland Formation in New Mexico show vibrant, diverse dinosaur communities coexisting just before the mass extinction event, indicating no signs of ecological collapse.
- Researchers found that dinosaur ecosystems were regionally distinct, forming bioprovinces shaped primarily by temperature gradients, with each region supporting unique species adapted to local conditions.
- The study overturns the assumption of a slow dinosaur decline, suggesting that their extinction was sudden and caused by the catastrophic asteroid impact rather than a long-term decrease in diversity.
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