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."Add Block
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.