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What Narmada Valley Dinosaur Fossils Revealed About India's Prehistoric Past and Gondwana

The Femur That Started EverythingIn 1828, William Henry Sleeman, better known for suppressing the Thuggee cult, pulled a massive fossilised femur from the banks of the Narmada near Jabalpur. He sent it to Calcutta, where it was eventually identified as belonging to a creature no living person had ever seen.…

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Dante’s iconic 14th-century poem may have been inspired by asteroid impact

Researcher says Satan’s impact in Dante’s Inferno seems to parallel Chicxulub asteroid collision

The Independent UK

U.S. Citizen Found Dead in Mexico After Suffering Alleged Assault From Her Son

A U.S. citizen living in the Mexican state of Yucatán was found dead by state authorities near a popular nightlife area in the port town of Chicxulub

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52-foot-high 'megaripples' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D

Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.

LiveScience

Scientists Pinpoint Dino-killing Asteroid's Origin: Past Jupiter

An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study has revealed some important -- and far-out -- data about the impactor's origin story.

International Business Times

Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study reveals

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

LiveScience

Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered powerful tsunami that hit Australia, simulation reveals

The true devastating power of the mega-tsunami that was triggered by the asteroid impact that killed most dinosaurs has been revealed.

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How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

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The Conversation

Research finds a surprising new way climate change killed the last dinosaurs

Scientists reveal sulfate aerosols from the asteroid impact at Chicxulub remained in the atmosphere for years, suggesting climate change contributed to the dinosaur extinction.

Inverse

Dinosaur Age on Earth Ended during Springtime, New Study

About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth, leading to one of the biggest extinction events on the planet, and ending the age of dinosaurs during springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, Agence France Press (AFP) reported. Melanie During, lead author of a recent study, said pinning down…

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