Scientists in the US say they have discovered the fossilized remains of a mass of creatures that died minutes after a huge asteroid slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, sealing the fate of the dinosaurs. In a paper to be published Monday, a team of paleontologists headquartered at the University
1 / 2This handout shows a tangled mass of articulated fish fossils uncovered in North Dakota at a site believed to date to the day 66 million years ago when an asteroid sruck Earth, killing nearly all life on the planetThis handout shows a tangled mass of articulated fish fossils uncovered in North Dakota at a site believed to date to the day 66 million years ago when an asteroid sruck Earth, killing nearly all life on the planet.
Researchers believe the impact set off fast-moving, seismic surges that triggered a sudden, massive torrent of water and debris from an arm of an inland sea known as the Western Interior Seaway. "The sedimentation happened so quickly everything is preserved in three dimensions -- they're not crushed," said co-author David Burnham.
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