Dinosaurs’ decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record

Dinosaurs’ Apparent Decline Prior To Asteroid May Be Due To A Poor Fossil Record - Astrobiology

The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine dwindling of dinosaur species, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. /m The study, published in Current Biology, analysed […] The post Dinosaurs’ Apparent Decline Prior To Asteroid May Be Due To A Poor Fossil Record appeared first on Astrobiology.

Dinosaurs’ decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record

The study analysed the fossil record of North America in the 18 million years up to the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period. The post Dinosaurs’ decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.