66 million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. But our tiny ancestors survived. What does paleontology reveal about how we made it through Earth's worst day? 🦖➡️🧬
Asteroid impact 66 million years ago and our ancestors
Key facts
- 66 million years ago, an asteroid impacted Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs
- Our ancestor survived this extinction event
- The video explores what paleontology can tell us about human evolution
Sources
Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that ... - Phys.orgphys.org
After they survived the asteroid impact, placental mammals rapidly diversified, perhaps spurred on by the loss of competition from the dinosaurs ...
How a Mass Extinction Driven by Ancient Volcanoes Led to the Age ...smithsonianmag.com
About 66 million years ago, a seven-mile-wide asteroid slammed into our planet and began a mass extinction that wiped out all the dinosaurs ...
How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaursnhm.ac.uk
How did dinosaurs become extinct? Explore the Cretaceous extinction event and the role of the Chicxulub impact in the death of dinosaurs (except birds).
Study suggests ground-dwelling mammals survived mass extinction ...news.umich.edu
A new study suggests that ground-dwelling and semi-arboreal mammals were better able to survive the cataclysm than tree-dwelling mammals.
How Mammals Conquered the World after the Asteroid Apocalypsescientificamerican.com
It lived a mere 380,000 years after the worst day in Earth history, when a six-mile-wide asteroid ended the Age of Dinosaurs in fire and fury, ...
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