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  2. Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event - Wikipedia

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    The aftermath of this immense asteroid collision, which occurred approximately 66 million years ago, is believed to have caused the mass extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and many other species on Earth. [217] The impact spewed hundreds of billions of tons of sulfur into the atmosphere, producing a worldwide blackout and freezing temperatures ...

  3. Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted a key process for ...

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    Fine dust thrown up into Earth’s atmosphere after an asteroid strike 66 million years ago blocked the sun to an extent that plants were unable to photosynthesize, a new study has found.

  4. Chicxulub crater - Wikipedia

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    It is now widely accepted that the devastation and climate disruption resulting from the impact was the primary cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, a mass extinction of 75% of plant and animal species on Earth, including all non-avian dinosaurs. [4]

  5. Cretaceous - Wikipedia

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    The result was the extinction of three-quarters of Earth's plant and animal species. The impact created the sharp break known as the K–Pg boundary (formerly known as the K–T boundary). Earth's biodiversity required substantial time to recover from this event, despite the probable existence of an abundance of vacant ecological niches. [15]

  6. After 66 million years, scientists discover there wasn’t just ...

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    A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on Earth.The impact left a 124-mile-wide crater underneath the Gulf of ...

  7. Scientists believe they have finally uncovered what killed ...

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    The amount of dust strangling the atmosphere is thought to have been about 2,000 gigatonnes; more than 11 times the weight of Mount Everest. Researchers ran simulations on sediment found at a ...

  8. Climate across Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary - Wikipedia

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    The Earth's poles were cool and temperate; North America, Europe, Australia, and South America were warm and temperate; equatorial areas were warm; and the climate around the Equator was hot and arid. [citation needed] In the Paleocene, the Earth's climate was much warmer than today's by as much as 15 °C and atmospheric CO 2 was around 500 ...

  9. Curious Kids: What effect did the asteroid that wiped out the ...

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    A mass extinction 66 million years ago killed the non-bird dinosaurs, but plants survived. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...