Asteroid impact, volcanism were one-two punch for dinosaurs
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 13:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Berkeley geologists have uncovered compelling evidence that an asteroid impact on Earth 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in India for hundreds of thousands of years, and that together these planet-wide catastrophes caused the extinction of many land and marine animals, including the dinosaurs.