Size of mammals exploded after dinosaur extinction, researchers confirm
Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 21:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have demonstrated that the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago made way for mammals to get bigger -- about a thousand times bigger than they had been, as well as confirming the dramatic growth in mammalian size after the dinosaurs. The study also showed that the ecosystem is able to reset itself relatively quickly.