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
Seismic shockwaves after a meteorite’s collision could affect systems all over the planet.solarseven/Shutterstock.comThe 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...