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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on August 29, 2010, 22:41

Title: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: Clive on August 29, 2010, 22:41

The dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago by at least two meteorite impacts, rather than a single strike, a new study suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11112417

Title: Re: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: Simon on August 29, 2010, 22:59

One asteroid or two, they were still f**ked!

Title: Re: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: Clive on August 29, 2010, 23:10

  ;D  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: sam on August 30, 2010, 03:06

Quote from: Simon on August 29, 2010, 22:59

One asteroid or two, they were still f**ked!

so are we... eventually

Title: Re: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: sam on August 30, 2010, 03:07

and woah, woah, woah... that article suggests that the dinosaurs existed more than 6000 years ago, blasphemy!  ;)

Title: Re: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: Clive on August 30, 2010, 07:34

Sorry Sam.  I hadn't spotted that.  The article is seriously flawed.   :(

Title: Re: Double meteorite strike 'caused dinosaur extinction'
Post by: Simon on August 30, 2010, 08:51

 :)x