Dinosaur-Killer was Soft on Algae
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 14:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The asteroid impact that many researchers claim was the cause of the dinosaur die-off was bad news for marine life at the time as well. But new research shows that microalgae - one of the primary producers in the ocean - bounced back from the global extinction in about 100 years or less.