Wildfires threatened dominating dinosaurs
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Fierce dinosaurs may not have had to contend with many predators, but intense and frequent wildfires may have been a real threat during their reign, new research suggests. Wildfires seem to have left their mark on the archeological record in the form of charcoal deposits.
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