Dinosaurs Could Have Survived if Killer Asteroid Struck Sooner or a Few Minutes Late
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A fatal asteroid impact obliterated dinosaurs from the surface of the planet. But recent studies suggest that the lives of dinosaur species could have been spared from extinction if the asteroid that killed them struck in a different location and a few minutes sooner or a few minutes late.
The study was derived from data collected when researchers drilled into the famous impact crater associated with dinosaur extinction. The quest will be presented in a BBC documentary.
The impact crater from an extinction-level asteroid can be found in the Gulf of Mexico. The area was believed to have suffered from an asteroid impact some 66 million years ago that killed dinosaurs on the planet.
The researchers believe that drilling in the crater and studying sample rocks from the area could explain the event. They say the…
