Prolonged climatic stress main reason for mass extinction 65 million years ago, paleontologist says
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 13:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Long-term climate fluctuations were probably the main reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs and other creatures 65 million years ago, according to new research from a German paleontologist. The results challenge the almost 30-year-old theory that a meteorite impact at the Mexican Yucatan peninsula was the single cause for one of the five largest mass extinctions in Earth history.