Published: March 31, 2019
US researchers reveal haul of perfectly preserved fossils dating back to Chicxulub impact that wiped out most of Earth’s life
Scientists in the US say they have discovered the fossilised remains of a mass of creatures that died minutes after a huge asteroid hit the Earth 66m years ago, sealing the fate of the dinosaurs.
In a paper to be published Monday, a team of paleontologists at the University of Kansas say they found a “mother lode of exquisitely preserved animal and fish fossils” in what is now North Dakota.
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