New Timeline Details Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact

Experts in meteoritics and palaeontology have reconstructed a detailed timeline of the Chicxulub asteroid impact, providing a blow-by-blow account of the event that ended the Cretaceous period.

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The IndependentMostly Factual89d ago

A blow-by-blow account of the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: From first vibrations to 100-metre megatsunamis

Experts on meteoritics and palaeontology have created a detailed timeline to take you back to the very last day of the Cretaceous

By Michael J. Benton and Monica Grady

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New Timeline Details Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact

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A blow-by-blow account of the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: From first vibrations to 100-metre megatsunamis

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