Why dinosaurs ruled: Just plain luck
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 14:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Dinosaurs are often seen as unlucky, having been wiped out by an asteroid. But they dominated Earth for more than 160 million years, evolving into a wild array of body types and sizes suited for many different ecological niches.
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