Probing Question: Why did mammals survive the 'K/T extinction'?
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 18:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Picture a dinosaur. Huge, menacing creatures, they ruled the Earth for nearly 200 million years, striking fear with every ground-shaking stride. Yet these great beasts were no match for a 6-mile wide meteor that struck near modern-day Mexico 65 million years ago, incinerating everything in its path.