Scientists have discovered a dinosaur fossil that was killed in the asteroid attack

Scientists have discovered a dinosaur fossil that was killed in the asteroid attack

Updated on April 10, 2022 10:55 AM by Andrew Koschiev

Dinosaur

"It really shouldn't be and it's absolutely beautiful."Scientists at the Tanis dig site in North Dakota have unearthed a fossil of a dinosaur they believe died on the day an asteroid wiped out the giant reptile.

Found fossil – 66million years

According to scientists studying the amazingly well-preserved cellophane feet, fossil remains can be traced to the exact moment of destruction 66 million years ago.Finding a model from the day of the effects of the catastrophic asteroid is a truly significant moment in history.The discovery was so impossible and of historical significance that Phillip Manning called the discovery "absolutely bonkers."

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He told BBC

"The timing we can reach on this site is beyond our dreams.""It really shouldn't be; it's stunningly beautiful. A) I never dreamed I would see something, so time constrained.Robert DePalma, a graduate student at Manchester, heads the excavation.

Fossil

You look at the rock passage; you look at the fossils there; it brings you back to that day.The Tonic Dick site is based on the upcoming BBC documentary Dinosaurs: The Final Day with Sir David Attenborough.

Impossible fossil

Beloved storyteller and presenter will review the fossils he called "impossible fossils."In other dinosaur news, a new study has provided a new theory about why the arms of the Tyrannosaurus Rex were so short and stubborn. Spoiler: Not because it was beautiful.

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