The day the dinosaurs died

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

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🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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What happened in the days, even hours, after an asteroid set off the fifth extinction? A New Jersey quarry, and site of a new museum founded by paleontologist Ken Lacovara, sheds light on the mystery.

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