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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Julia Musto

Dinosaurs were probably not doomed for extinction and could exist today — if it weren’t for the giant asteroid

There might still be dinosaurs living on Earth today — if not for the giant asteroid.

It’s a long-debated issue, but now researchers say the idea Dinosaurs were in decline before the Chicxulub asteroid struck 66 million years ago could be due to fossil collection practices. Not from an actual decline in population before the extinction event. Previous research had found climate change could be the cause of the initial decline.

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