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66 million year old "deathfield" linked to meteorite impact

Adam Khor · 2019-03-29 20:25:13

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uoc--6md032919.php Found in North Dakota, the site is linked to a tsunami caused by the meteorite strike; the many creatures buried by the resulting flood include fish, mosasaurs and even a Triceratops, among others. This would've happened within one hour of the impact.

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29-03-2019 9:25pm

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uoc--6md032919.php

Found in North Dakota, the site is linked to a tsunami caused by the meteorite strike; the many creatures buried by the resulting flood include fish, mosasaurs and even a Triceratops, among others. This would've happened within one hour of the impact.

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#2 30-03-2019 4:28pm
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47755275
Dating the tektites gives an age for the impact - 65.76 million years ago

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brilliant docu on bbc4 the other night about this

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