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More bad news for dinosaurs: Chicxulub meteorite impact triggered global volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor

  • Written by Leif Karlstrom, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
More bad news for dinosaurs: Chicxulub meteorite impact triggered global volcanic eruptions on the ocean floorSeismic shockwaves after a meteorite’s collision could affect systems all over the planet.solarseven/Shutterstock.com

The end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago was a rough time to be living on Earth.

Three global catastrophes occurred nearly simultaneously: The Chicxulub meteorite slammed into what is now Mexico’s Yucatan...

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