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It's been 65 million years since the dinosaurs became extinct. But what wiped them out? Hear arguments from the Gradualists and Catastrophists.Key facts
- 65 million years ago the dinosaurs became extinct.
- Was this caused by a meteorite colliding with Earth?
- Had conditions on Earth already deteriorated to block out the sun and create global warming?
- We don't know the cause but it made way for the development of mammals and our world.
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65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, the dinosaurs died out.
Cretaceous period:
144-65 million years ago
The cause of this mass extinction is one of the most debated questions in palaeontology...
Scientists are divided between two central theories: the catastrophists believe the dinosaurs were wiped out by …
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