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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Early Dinosaur Fossils Linked to Asteroid Strike, Scientists Suggest

The meat-eating dinosaurs Ceratosuchops inferodios, in the foreground, and Riparovenator milnerae, in the background are seen in an undated artist's rendition. Anthony Hutchings/Handout via REUTERS.

The dinosaur limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota. But it's not just their exquisite condition that's turning heads - it's what these ancient specimens are purported to represent, according to BBC.

The claim is that the Tanis creatures were killed and entombed on the actual day a giant asteroid struck Earth.

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