Rare CO chondrite meteorite linked to dinosaur extinction, new study finds
TL;DR
A new study suggests the asteroid that caused the dinosaur extinction was an exceptionally rare CO chondrite; nickel isotope measurements of a global KT clay layer link the impact to this meteorite, indicating that atmospheric debris and dust, rather than sulfur in the meteorite, played the primary role in the mass extinction.
- Scientists identify the rare meteorite that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago ScienceDaily
- Scientists identify rare ‘oddball’ meteorite behind mass extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago The Times of India
- The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Have Come From a Rare Class of Meteorites Discover Magazine
- Dinosaurs May Have Been Wiped Out by ‘Oddball’ Space Rock Sci.News
- Scientists identify rare meteorite class that killed dinosaurs The Independent
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