Researchers identify class of “oddball” meteorite that killed the dinosaurs (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Researchers identify class of “oddball” meteorite that killed the dinosaurs

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Residue of the Cretaceous-Paleogene impact. Dark clay-rich KT boundary layer in Stevn’s Klint, Denmark used in the study.

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Credit: Dr. Philippe Claeys.

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