Scientists Uncover Fossil , of Dinosaur Killed in Cataclysmic , Asteroid Strike .
IGN reports that scientists have discovered a fossil of a dinosaur they believe died in the same global event that wiped the dinosaurs from existence.
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The team of scientists at the Tanis dig site in North Dakota uncovered the surprisingly well-preserved leg of a thescelosaurus.
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The team of scientists at the Tanis dig site in North Dakota uncovered the surprisingly well-preserved leg of a thescelosaurus.
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Remnants of debris found on the ancient fossil date back 66 million years to the exact moment of an asteroid impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Remnants of debris found on the ancient fossil date back 66 million years to the exact moment of an asteroid impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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IGN reports that the discovery, represents a remarkable, moment in history.
University of Manchester professor of natural history Phillip Manning called the discovery "absolutely bonkers.”.
The time resolution we can achieve at this site is beyond our wildest dreams. This really should not exist, and it’s absolutely gobsmackingly beautiful, Phillip Manning, University of Manchester professor of natural history, via BBC.
I never dreamt in all my career that I would get to look at something a) so time-constrained; and b) so beautiful, and also tells such a wonderful story, Phillip Manning, University of Manchester professor of natural history, via BBC.
Robert DePalma, a University of Manchester graduate student, is leading the excavation at the Tanis dig site.
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We’ve got so many details with this site that tell us what happened moment by moment, it’s almost like watching it play out in the movies.
You look at the rock column, you look at the fossils there, and it brings you back to that day, Robert DePalma, University of Manchester graduate student, via BBC.
We’ve got so many details with this site that tell us what happened moment by moment, it’s almost like watching it play out in the movies.
You look at the rock column, you look at the fossils there, and it brings you back to that day, Robert DePalma, University of Manchester graduate student, via BBC
