Mass fossil records Earth-shaking asteroid’s impact: study

Scientists in the U.S. say they have discovered the fossilized remains of a mass of creatures that died minutes after a huge asteroid slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, sealing the fate of the dinosaurs. In a paper to be published Monday, a team of paleontologists headquartered at the University of Kansas say they found a mother lode of exquisitely preserved animal and fish fossils in what is now North Dakota.

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